Plotnick Surname

383,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Plotnick Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) One who works with wood; “carpenter,” in Russian.

Plotnick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8621:420,48636,437
Canada451:818,79163,991
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Plotnick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) One who works with wood; “carpenter,” in Russian.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Plotnick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plotnick is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plotnick? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 383,389th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,852,959 people. The last name Plotnick is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Plotnick live; 87 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 862 people, or 1 in 420,486. In The United States Plotnick is most numerous in: New York, where 17 percent reside, New Jersey, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Plotnick exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Plotnick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plotnick last name are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Plotnick earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 32.42% more than the national average, earning $57,138 USD per year and in Canada they earn 73.36% more than the national average, earning $86,129 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plotnik931,564/
Plotnic93627/
Platnick88138/
Plottnik8852/
Pletnick8837/
Plotniok8833/
Plotniks881/
Plotnickova844/
Plotnyk801,093/
Plotnek8093/
Platnik8018/
Platnic806/
Pletnik804/
Plotnikova7859,334/
Plotnicova7868/
Plotnikowa7814/
Plotniková783/
Platniek752/
Plátenik751/
Plotnnikova741/
Plotnikkova741/
Plotnkova715/
Plotinnikova7017/
Plotnykova674,578/
Platnikova6722/
Pletnyk6713/
Platnyk671/
Plotņikova671/
Pláteník63192/
Pletennyk596/
Platnykova567/

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Footnotes

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