Plooyer Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Plooyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plooyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Plooyer Last Name Facts

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

Plooyer is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Plooyer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plooyer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plooyer is the 2,580,327th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Plooyer occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Plooyer are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Plooyer is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 331,121. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 39 percent live, South Holland, where 22 percent live and Friesland, where 20 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ployer92313/
Plooier861/
Ploeyer860/
Plyer83336/
Ploer8324/
Plooijer8095/
Player778,320/
Pleyer772,428/
Plower77191/
Ploier77131/
Pluyer7783/
Plyier772/
Pláyer771/
Plojer771/
Ployerová756/
Plogger71309/
Ployart71183/
Ployhar71118/
Ployard7168/
Pfleyer713/
Playher712/
Pleeyer711/
Playerd711/
Ployhir710/
Plohier710/
Plier67507/
Pleer67119/
Pluer67107/
Plear6787/
Pleur6729/
Ployhart6715/
Plaer672/
Plour672/
Ployardt672/
D'Player671/
Pleir671/
Ploegger671/
Playr670/

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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 Plooyer
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