Plowa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Plowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Plowa Last Name Facts

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

Plowa has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plowa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Plowa is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Plowa reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 26,835,153. In Germany Plowa is most numerous in: Brandenburg, where 67 percent reside and Hesse, where 33 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Poland, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelowa9120/
Plowas9115/
Pilowa9115/
Plouwa911/
Plow89169/
Peldowa831/
Plawa8040/
Plova8035/
Plowo801/
Pleow801/
Plowh800/
Plowf800/
Plowhead777/
Pilloway771/
Pillow735,177/
Pellow732,666/
Pylova73383/
Pelova73367/
Pilova73119/
Plovas7382/
Plowey7344/
Plawat7327/
Plotva735/
Plovaz733/
Plaway732/
Plaswa731/
Plyova731/
Plaw67124/
Pellawa6752/
Plab6745/
Pellows6722/
Plasway6721/
Plav6720/
Plehova6717/
Plob6714/
Plov6711/
Pillawa678/
Plavova676/
Pellova676/
Phlawai674/
Pyhlova673/
Pilliow672/
Plovova671/
Plgawaj671/
Piollow670/
Plauway670/
Piellow670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Plowa
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