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 last name Plosk (Russian: Плоск) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Plosk.

How Common Is The Last Name Plosk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is mostly 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.

Plosk is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 23,786,037. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Brazil this last name exists 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 frequency of Plosk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Plosk surname contracted 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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