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 Plug Salary in
Canada
$52,345 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Plug Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plug Come From? nationality or country of origin
Plug (Russian: Плуг) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Plüg. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Plug? popularity and diffusion
It is the 298,199th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,706,770 people. This last name is mostly 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 common first name world-wide, held by 28 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,023 people, or 1 in 16,508. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 60 percent live, North Holland, where 21 percent live and Gelderland, where 5 percent live. Other than The Netherlands Plug is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.
Plug Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Plug has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 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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