Plohr Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Plohr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plohr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1501:536,70344,788
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Plohr Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Plohr Come From? nationality or country of origin

Plohr is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plohr? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plohr is the 897,852nd most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. The last name Plohr occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Plohr reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Plohr is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 536,703. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 73 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 5 percent live. Not including Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 48 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Plohr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plohr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Plohr last name expanded 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plohr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plohr last name are 18.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.52% being registered with the political party.

Plohr earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.83% more than the national average, earning $56,019 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plohier830/
Ploor80163/
Plahr809/
Plore805/
Phlor805/
Plour802/
Plyor802/
Plhar801/
Plotr801/
Plord800/
Plahar731,063/
Plourd73456/
Pellor7368/
Pillor7357/
Plehár738/
Phlour732/
Pluord732/
Ploure731/
Plhare731/
Plar67160/
Pillore6757/
Pellior6722/
Pillour677/
Pellore674/
Pelloor673/
Pflehar672/
Ploisrt671/
Pillorz671/
Plourrd671/
Plooier671/
Plahare671/
Puellor671/
Plahard670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plohr
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