Plotzke Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Plotzke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plotzke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2401:1,510,246102,670
Germany881:914,83564,706
Poland821:463,52146,884
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England41:13,929,515290,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Plötzke (65) are calculated separately.

Plotzke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plotzke is found most in The United States. It may also occur as: Plötzke. For other potential spellings of Plotzke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plotzke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plotzke is the 689,921st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,987,287 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Plotzke reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Plotzke is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 1,510,246. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 65 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent are found and Poland, where 19 percent are found.

Plotzke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plotzke last name are 4.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.58% registered with the party.

The amount Plotzke earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 23.99% more than the national average, earning $53,501 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.81% more than the national average, earning $59,523 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plötzke9565/
Plotzker93145/
Ploetzke9318/
Plotzkey931/
Phlotzke931/
Plotzki86489/
Pletzke86257/
Platzke86247/
Plotzky8687/
Plotzka8615/
Plotske866/
Plotcke862/
Plotczk861/
Plätzke861/
Plützke861/
Plouzke860/
Plotsker80101/
Platzker8044/
Plutzker8025/
Platzcke802/
Plotskes801/
Platzk7796/
Plocke7774/
Plozki775/
Plotsk774/
Pillatzke75194/
Plotsky71233/
Platzky7133/
Platske7120/
Plötzky7115/
Placzke7114/
Pleczke7111/
Platzký7110/
Platzká718/
Plutzky716/
Plockey716/
Plotska715/
Plotski713/
Platzka712/
Platzki711/
Pletzki711/
Plötzki711/
Plotskiy67121/
Plotskyi6734/
Plazk672/
Pliatzky671/

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