Plois Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Plois Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plois Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Plois Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plois is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plois? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,100,440th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Plois is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Plois reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 2,236,263. In Germany Plois is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 94 percent live, Hamburg, where 3 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Plois Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plois has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ploias914/
Plis892,320/
Plos891,239/
Ploi8931/
Pellois83252/
Pillois83183/
Ploss801,048/
Ploie80765/
Ploix80687/
Pleis80625/
Plais80600/
Pluis80589/
Pliss80511/
Plias80340/
Ploia80245/
Plies80197/
Ploos80194/
Plisz80173/
Plish80144/
Plosz80115/
Plous80106/
Plise8085/
Plost8082/
Plots8078/
Phloi8073/
Plose8058/
Plohs8029/
Ploit8021/
Phlos8014/
Ploes8013/
Phlis805/
Plios804/
Plisc803/
Plods802/
Ploid802/
Pllis801/
Ploii801/
Pluos800/
Pilloise7728/
Plo751,735/
Pli75628/
Pillos731,962/
Pellis731,482/
Plotts731,315/
Pleiss73584/
Plooij73370/
Pellos73316/
Plisch73239/
Plouse73220/
Pillis73213/
Pluies73176/
Plowes73133/
Plaiss7395/
Plajos7391/
Plaise7355/
Pliats7326/
Pelloi7326/
Plohii7325/
Plosch7318/
Plojio7316/
Ploehs7315/
Pleise7312/
Pliess7311/
Plaias739/
Pilloi737/
Pyllis736/
Pleihs736/
Plisse735/
Pleios734/
Phllis733/
Plosse733/
Ploaia732/
Plouts732/
Ploesh732/
Phlias731/
Phliss731/
Pliscz731/
Plishh731/
Pluish731/
Plyoss731/
Plaids731/
Ploues731/
Plaits731/
Plouss731/
Plyots731/
Pliesz731/
Bplyos731/
Vploio731/
Plitsh730/
Ploess730/
Pluiss730/
Ploesz730/
Pleish730/
Phlies730/
Pluise730/
Plas675,290/
Plys672,750/
Ples672,114/
Plot671,866/
Plop671,772/
Plou671,078/
Plisova67925/
Pillish67855/
Ploj67820/
Plic67630/
Phli67593/
Ploß67531/
Plai67507/
Pillias67474/
Ploh67381/
Plit67325/
Pliś67315/
Ploc67250/
Pleisch67239/
Pellish67218/
Pillais67193/
Pellise67190/
Ploy67190/
Pillods67182/
Ploe67169/
Plitsch67152/
Pilloix67133/
Plei67131/
Pelloie67115/
Plosová6763/
Pliz6762/
Ploesch6759/
Plid6754/
Pelloia6747/
Plishch6736/
Ploč6736/
Pellios6728/
Plés6727/
Phlo6723/
Puellos6722/
Pliesch6722/
Pleo6721/
Plia6719/
Pluisch6719/
Plip6718/
Plie6717/
Plli6716/
Plousse6716/
Pleisse6715/
Pellous6713/
Pliš6712/
Pillost679/
Plio679/
Plod678/
Pillios676/
Pilloji676/
Pellias676/
Plaisse675/
Pellais674/
Pyllias674/
Plih674/
Bplo674/
Pluo673/
Pillisz673/
Ploa673/
Pellies672/
Pliy672/
Pillies672/
Plosova672/
Plisová672/
Plosche672/
Plij672/
Phloice671/
Pluoiot671/
Pilloid671/
Pillous671/
Uamploi671/
Hplo671/
Ploz671/
Plyotts671/
Plás671/
Plís671/
Pliß671/
Puellis671/
Ploo671/
Plgo671/
Plajies671/
Plyi671/
Plyo671/
Plox671/
Ppli671/
Plogges670/
Pelliss670/
Pleiuss670/
Plaisch670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plois
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