Plotzek Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Plotzek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plotzek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria91:946,15970,786
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

Plotzek Last Name Facts

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

Plotzek is held by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Plotzek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plotzek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Plotzek reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Plotzek is most widely held in Austria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 946,159. In Austria Plotzek is mostly concentrated in: Styria, where 89 percent live and Vienna, where 11 percent live. Other than Austria it exists in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plotzeck935/
Plozek922/
Platzek861,416/
Plouzek86137/
Ploczek86109/
Plotzyk864/
Plutzek861/
Platzeck80178/
Plotczyk8069/
Plotczik807/
Plutzeck800/
Plocek77809/
Plazek77284/
Pluzek7734/
Ploček771/
Placzek712,547/
Plodzik71101/
Plutzik7127/
Platsek7117/
Ploczeková7114/
Platcek716/
Ploczekova712/
Plazeck712/
Plazcek712/
Plazzek712/
Pleczek711/
Plozhyk711/
Platzeková711/
Plauzek710/
Plaazek710/
Platchek6782/
Pliatsek6779/
Plocheck6769/
Plyatsek6724/
Placzeck6713/
Plostsik671/
Plosczyk671/
Plattsek671/
Platshek671/
Pladszek670/

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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 Plotzek
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