Ploof Surname

225,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ploof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ploof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7611:205,82620,190
Canada401:921,14070,350
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2611:192,40916,879

Ploof Last Name Facts

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

Ploof is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ploof? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ploof is the 225,189th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,037,422 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Ploof reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Ploof is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,761 people, or 1 in 205,826. In The United States Ploof is primarily found in: Vermont, where 17 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Minnesota, where 11 percent are found. Not including The United States Ploof exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Ploof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ploof has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ploof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ploof surname are 10.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.82% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ploof earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning $45,673 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.01% more than the national average, earning $71,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plooff912/
Phloof911/
Ploofe910/
Plouf8090/
Ploff8018/
Ploob800/
Plowf800/
Plouff73589/
Ploufe7320/
Ploffe733/
Pfloff732/
Pluoff731/
Pillof731/
Pleoff730/
Plouffe678,587/
Plow67169/
Pilloff6755/
Plob6714/
Plov6711/
Ploufff675/
Plovova671/

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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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  • 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 Ploof
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