Plover Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Plover Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plover Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
England951:586,50635,379
Australia521:519,14839,018
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Israel221:388,98331,283
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland381:116,5756,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Plover Last Name Facts

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

Plover has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Plover.

How Common Is The Last Name Plover? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 746,827th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Plover are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Plover is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 2,132,111. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 37 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Plover Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plover has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plover last name grew 630 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 66 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Plover Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Plover are 13.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plover earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.82% more than the national average, earning $46,093 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.8% less than the national average, earning $45,310 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plovier92439/
Plove913/
Plouveir860/
Plovie83826/
Plower83191/
Plever8357/
Plaver8337/
Ploves832/
Plober832/
Ploved831/
Plouvierr803/
Plevier77251/
Plovets7746/
Plavier7741/
Plomper7710/
Platver772/
Pellove771/
Plobert771/
Plowe73231/
Plave7365/
Plovy7318/
Plové732/
Plobe730/
Pleuvier714/
Pellaver711/
Pleovets710/
Plavie67199/
Plovyt6768/
Plowey6744/
Plavea6741/
Plawer6738/
Plavet6729/
Plaveţ674/
Ploivy672/
Ployvy671/
Plouwe671/
Plyova671/

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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 Plover
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