Plu Surname

249,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Plu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,2131:54,7597,239
Belgium2001:57,4839,311
Netherlands821:205,94128,291
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Plü (1) are calculated separately.

Plu (104) may also be a first name.

Plu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plu (Russian: Плу) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Plü. For other possible spellings of Plu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 249,113th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,571,861 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Plu reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 925,156th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 104 people.

This last name is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 1,213 people, or 1 in 54,759. In France Plu is primarily found in: Pays de la Loire, where 43 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account France it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 13 percent live and The Netherlands, where 5 percent live.

Plu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plu surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Plu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.06% less than the national average, earning $27,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plü891/
Plut862,615/
Plou861,078/
Plus86790/
Phlu86380/
Plau86353/
Pllu86109/
Pluy8678/
Pleu8646/
Plup8617/
Pluh8610/
Plud863/
Pluj863/
Pplu862/
Pluz862/
Pluś861/
Pliu861/
Hplu861/
Plaut752,271/
Plaud751,646/
Plush751,233/
Pellu751,055/
Pleus75957/
Pluis75589/
Pluss75578/
Pillu75554/
Plyut75380/
Plust75359/
Plouy75283/
Ploux75253/
Plutt75240/
Põllu75240/
Pluch75206/
Pleux75202/
Pleuß75165/
Pluys75163/
Plaus75151/
Pluid75149/
Pluut75116/
Plous75106/
Plaux7590/
Pleut7567/
Pleșu7544/
Pluit7534/
Plout7518/
Plius7517/
Pluij7513/
Plouh7511/
Phlau7510/
Phlut759/
Pöllu759/
Phlou756/
Plauš756/
Plouz756/
Pfluh755/
Phluh754/
Phluy754/
Pflup753/
Ploud753/
Pluhs753/
Plauz752/
Ploup752/
Phluj751/
Pluih751/
Phlus751/
Plyuş751/
Pplus751/
Plyui751/
Pludt750/
Pfluj750/
Plautz672,614/
Plault67726/
Pellus67327/
Pleuss67247/
Plauth67241/
Ploutz67186/
Pelluz67124/
Pillou6798/
Pillus6768/
Pellou6747/
Pillut6740/
Plouch6739/
Pillau6733/
Pellut6727/
Pleuhs6721/
Pilliu6720/
Plauch6720/
Plyuha6714/
Pillud6711/
Pluitt6710/
Pelleu679/
Plyust678/
Plyuss676/
Plauts675/
Pillui675/
Pliust674/
Pliusz674/
Plautt673/
Pflyuh673/
Plouts672/
Pliuut672/
Plouth672/
Pluich672/
Pellud672/
Puullu671/
Pfluth671/
Plaush671/
Plauss671/
Pliuss671/
Pluish671/
Plyuth671/
Bpellu671/
Piellu671/
Pellau671/
Pilleu671/
Pilluh671/
Plaust671/
Plaučs671/
Plehou671/
Plouss671/
Pllaut671/
Pleutz671/
Pfluch671/
Pflauz670/
Pluitz670/
Pluiss670/

Plu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plu in the Russian language
Плуplu-

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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
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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 Plu
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