Plug Surname
Approximately 1,277 people bear this surname
Plug Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1,023 | 1:16,508 | 2,544 |
| Germany | 118 | 1:682,250 | 52,603 |
| Canada | 71 | 1:518,952 | 43,932 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
The alternate forms: Plüg (11) are calculated separately.
Plug (28) may also be a first name.
Plug Demographics
Average Male Plug Height
178.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Plug Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plug Come From? nationality or country of origin
Plug (Russian: Плуг) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Plüg. Click here for further potential spellings of Plug.
How Common Is The Last Name Plug? popularity and diffusion
Plug is the 298,199th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,706,770 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Plug are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Plug is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 28 people.
The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,023 people, or 1 in 16,508. In The Netherlands Plug is mostly found in: South Holland, where 60 percent are found, North Holland, where 21 percent are found and Gelderland, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.
Plug Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Plug has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Plug Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Plug earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.67% less than the national average, earning R 179,016 per year and in Canada they earn 5.36% more than the national average, earning $52,345 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plüg | 92 | 11 | / |
| Pflug | 89 | 7,210 | / |
| Ploug | 89 | 1,346 | / |
| Plaug | 89 | 29 | / |
| Plugh | 89 | 17 | / |
| Plugg | 89 | 7 | / |
| Pluug | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pluig | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plugs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Phlug | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plu'g | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plueg | 89 | 0 | / |
| Plough | 80 | 943 | / |
| Pflugh | 80 | 419 | / |
| Pflyug | 80 | 46 | / |
| Pflugk | 80 | 29 | / |
| Pflueg | 80 | 27 | / |
| Plaugh | 80 | 22 | / |
| Pleugh | 80 | 10 | / |
| Pfluhg | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pflugg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phlugh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Plog | 75 | 1,349 | / |
| Pluk | 75 | 401 | / |
| Pluc | 75 | 7 | / |
| Plig | 75 | 5 | / |
| Plugova | 73 | 111 | / |
| Plugová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ploeg | 67 | 3,446 | / |
| Pluck | 67 | 1,958 | / |
| Ploog | 67 | 1,327 | / |
| Phluc | 67 | 290 | / |
| Phluk | 67 | 287 | / |
| Ploux | 67 | 253 | / |
| Pluke | 67 | 226 | / |
| Pleux | 67 | 202 | / |
| Plaux | 67 | 90 | / |
| Pflugová | 67 | 35 | / |
| Plauk | 67 | 27 | / |
| Plyuk | 67 | 20 | / |
| Plogh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Plusk | 67 | 14 | / |
| Plukk | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pfluk | 67 | 12 | / |
| Plieg | 67 | 11 | / |
| Plucs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Plouc | 67 | 4 | / |
| Plukh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pfluq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plogg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pluks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pflog | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pleog | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plyugova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pflugova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pligh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plutx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pliuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plukš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plukė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pllig | 67 | 0 | / |
| Plouk | 67 | 0 | / |
Plug Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Plug in the Russian language | ||
| Плуг | plug | - |
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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 Plug
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