Plug Surname

298,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Plug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0231:16,5082,544
Germany1181:682,25052,603
Canada711:518,95243,932
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
England121:4,643,172139,951
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Plüg (11) are calculated separately.

Plug (28) may also be a first name.

Plug Last Name Facts

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

Plug (Russian: Плуг) is most common in The Netherlands. It can also appear in the variant forms: Plüg. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plug? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plug is the 298,199th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,706,770 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Plug live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe. Plug is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 28 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,023 people, or 1 in 16,508. In The Netherlands Plug is most numerous in: South Holland, where 60 percent live, North Holland, where 21 percent live and Gelderland, where 5 percent live. Beside The Netherlands Plug occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Plug Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Plug has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Plug surname increased 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plüg9211/
Pflug897,210/
Ploug891,346/
Plaug8929/
Plugh8917/
Plugg897/
Pluug891/
Pluig891/
Plugs891/
Phlug891/
Plu'g891/
Plueg890/
Plough80943/
Pflugh80419/
Pflyug8046/
Pflugk8029/
Pflueg8027/
Plaugh8022/
Pleugh8010/
Pfluhg802/
Pflugg801/
Phlugh800/
Plog751,349/
Pluk75401/
Pluc757/
Plig755/
Plugova73111/
Plugová731/
Ploeg673,446/
Pluck671,958/
Ploog671,327/
Phluc67290/
Phluk67287/
Ploux67253/
Pluke67226/
Pleux67202/
Plaux6790/
Pflugová6735/
Plauk6727/
Plyuk6720/
Plogh6718/
Plusk6714/
Plukk6713/
Pfluk6712/
Plieg6711/
Plucs677/
Plouc674/
Plukh673/
Pfluq672/
Plogg671/
Pluks671/
Pflog671/
Pleog671/
Plyugova671/
Pflugova671/
Pligh671/
Plutx671/
Pliuk671/
Plukš671/
Plukė671/
Pllig670/
Plouk670/

Plug Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plug in the Russian language
Плугplug-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plug
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