Plotnikov Surname

10,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Plotnikov Surname User-submission:

This is an occupational surname meaning 'carpenter', derived from the Russian word plotnik.

Plotnikov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia49,7711:2,896299
Kazakhstan3,7951:4,659673
Belarus6321:15,0332,405
Uzbekistan3701:83,5926,465
Israel2231:38,3755,270
Kyrgyzstan2081:28,7154,689
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Estonia1151:11,4941,676
Lithuania891:34,0965,916
Turkmenistan651:84,4481,659
Canada581:635,26952,014
Moldova391:91,31711,266
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Azerbaijan231:419,5278,573
Tajikistan221:381,2132,820
Transnistria181:26,3724,484
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
China31:455,773,85521,925
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Plotnikov (11) may also be a first name.

Plotnikov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an occupational surname meaning 'carpenter', derived from the Russian word plotnik.

- haffman97

Plotnikov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plotnikov (Georgian: პლოტნიკოვი, Russian: Плотников) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plotnikov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plotnikov is the 10,110th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,805 people. The last name Plotnikov is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Plotnikov reside; 56 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 55 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 11 people.

The surname Plotnikov is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 49,771 people, or 1 in 2,896. In Russia Plotnikov is most frequent in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 6 percent are found, Perm Krai, where 5 percent are found and Zabaykalsky Krai, where 5 percent are found. Besides Russia it occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 7 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Plotnikov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus, Orthodox (90%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those holding the Plotnikov surname are 10.74% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 57.51% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plotnikov earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.88% more than the national average, earning $48,705 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.82% more than the national average, earning $62,015 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Plotnikov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plotnikov in the Georgian language
პლოტნიკოვიplotnikovi-
Plotnikov in the Russian language
Плотниковplotnikov-

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