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 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

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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