Plosk Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Israel

Plosk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plosk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Plosk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plosk (Russian: Плоск) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Plosk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plosk? popularity and diffusion

Plosk is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Plosk are found; 53 percent are found in South America and 53 percent are found in Luso-South America.

It is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 23,786,037. In Brazil it is most common in: Rio de Janeiro, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Plosk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plosk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plosk last name declined 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ploske915/
Plotsk914/
Plok8967/
Ploszke8311/
Plotske836/
Plock801,910/
Phlok801,400/
Ploke8087/
Plesk8060/
Plask8017/
Plusk8014/
Ploik803/
Ploks802/
Pllok801/
Plocs801/
Plodk801/
Plouk800/
Ploskova77618/
Ploschke77116/
Plotke73407/
Pflock73320/
Plocke7374/
Plouck7339/
Pillok7328/
Plaske7323/
Plogås734/
Pluske732/
Pliock731/
Plodck731/
Plyusk731/
Plotcs731/
Plocks730/
Ploszková7116/
Plyoskova718/
Ploshkova716/
Plak671,715/
Plog671,349/
Ploc67250/
Pellock67209/
Pluszke6763/
Platske6720/
Pillock6718/
Pflocks6715/
Plaszke677/
Plyushk674/
Plashke673/
Plotcke672/
Plotczk671/
Plox671/
Pluiske670/
Pluschk670/
Plouzke670/

Plosk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plosk in the Russian language
Плоскplosk-

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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 Plosk
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