Plouffe Surname

58,800th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Plouffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plouffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada6,8221:5,401788
United States1,6921:214,21920,887
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
France21:33,211,361423,184
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Plouffe Last Name Facts

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

Plouffe (Arabic: بلوف) is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plouffe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 58,800th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 848,672 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Plouffe reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Gallo-North America.

The surname Plouffe is most prevalent in Canada, where it is borne by 6,822 people, or 1 in 5,401. In Canada Plouffe is primarily found in: Quebec, where 78 percent live, Ontario, where 14 percent live and Alberta, where 4 percent live. Excluding Canada it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent live.

Plouffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plouffe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plouffe last name expanded 21,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plouffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Plouffe are 13.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.83% being registered with the party.

The amount Plouffe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning $46,629 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.39% less than the national average, earning $43,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ploufffe931/
Plouffer931/
Plouffee931/
Plouff92589/
Ploufe9220/
Ploffe923/
Pluffe923/
Ploufff865/
Pluuffe864/
Ploufee863/
Pluffey860/
Plauffe860/
Pluffer860/
Ploffer860/
Pluff83753/
Plouf8390/
Ploff8318/
Pleuffer801/
Plooff772/
Pfloff772/
Plaffe771/
Plauff771/
Pluoff771/
Plofer771/
Ploofe770/
Plufer770/
Pleuff770/
Pleoff770/
Pilloff7155/
Pellufe711/
Pflufer711/
Plaffer710/
Ploof671,805/
Ploev6726/
Ploub6725/
Pleiffer6714/
Plaff679/
Pellofer673/
Ploew672/
Playoffs672/
Plufa671/
Plauf671/
Pleuf670/
Plowf670/

Plouffe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plouffe in the Arabic language
بلوفblwf-

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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 Plouffe
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