Plooij Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Plooij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plooij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3421:49,3788,451
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
England71:7,959,723202,100
France21:33,211,361423,184
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Plooij Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plooij occurs most in The Netherlands. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Plooij click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plooij? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 769,129th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 19,696,070 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Plooij reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 342 people, or 1 in 49,378. In The Netherlands Plooij is most frequent in: South Holland, where 41 percent reside, North Holland, where 15 percent reside and Utrecht, where 13 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plooi9118/
Plooijer8695/
Plohoi8364/
Plohoj8319/
Ploj80820/
Ploi8031/
Plij802/
Ploo801/
Ploie73765/
Ploix73687/
Plooy73661/
Ploia73245/
Ploos73194/
Pleij73177/
Phloi7373/
Ployo7369/
Plois7340/
Ploot7339/
Plojo7336/
Ploit7321/
Pluij7313/
Ploid732/
Plijo731/
Plohi731/
Ploii731/
Plojt731/
Plood731/
Phloo731/
Ploop730/
Plo671,735/
Pli67628/
Ploaie67232/
Plohih6761/
Pelloi6726/
Plohii6725/
Pellouois6721/
Plojio6716/
Plouis6714/
Pilloi677/
Ploias674/
Ploaia672/
Pilloo671/
Plojah671/
Phloot671/
Vploio671/
Plj671/
Plooey671/
Plooet671/

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