Ploog Surname

288,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ploog Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ploog Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8511:94,60111,793
United States3631:998,50973,813
Australia371:729,61448,196
England171:3,277,533109,658
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Ploog Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ploog is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ploog click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ploog? popularity and diffusion

It is the 288,908th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,491,745 people. Ploog occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Ploog are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 851 people, or 1 in 94,601. In Germany Ploog is mostly found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 44 percent are found, Hamburg, where 23 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Ploog Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ploog has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ploog last name increased 931 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ploog Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ploog surname are 24.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.59% registered with the party.

The amount Ploog earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 364.81% more than the national average, earning S/. 90,104 per year; in South Africa they earn 63.5% less than the national average, earning R 86,748 per year and in United States they earn 9.12% more than the national average, earning $47,084 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ploogt910/
Plog891,349/
Ploeg803,446/
Ploug801,346/
Plohg8062/
Plogh8018/
Plogt801/
Plogg801/
Pleog801/
Pflog801/
Plough73943/
Ploegh7392/
Pellog7350/
Plochg7337/
Ploigt7322/
Plogås734/
Pillog732/
Plogue731/
Plug671,277/
Plag67810/
Ploc67250/
Plocová67180/
Plok6767/
Plüg6711/
Plox671/
Plocova671/
Plogova671/

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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
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  • 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 Ploog
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