Pluge Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Pluge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pluge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Latvia241:85,41912,616
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Pluge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pluge is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pluge? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pluge is the 2,203,767th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Pluge are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Pluge is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 1,789,010. In Germany Pluge is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 27 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 24 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Pluge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pluge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pluge last name decreased 69 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plugge912,415/
Pluger91302/
Plunge9152/
Pfluge9147/
Plauge912/
Plugie911/
Pluget911/
Plughe911/
Pluges910/
Pleuge910/
Pfluger832,710/
Pleuger83518/
Ploughe83207/
Plauger83144/
Pluguez83112/
Plugues8323/
Pluegge838/
Plugger833/
Phluger832/
Plouget831/
Plaughe831/
Plouger831/
Plougge831/
Plugued831/
Pluiger831/
Plungeh831/
Plugher830/
Pluce8090/
Pluse8059/
Ploge8017/
Pluze802/
Pluga801/
Plaugher77702/
Pfleuger77131/
Pflauger7712/
Plougher778/
Pflugger772/
Pflucger771/
Pflugher771/
Plaugier771/
Pfluguer771/
Pfluiger770/
Phleuger770/
Pflouger770/
Plaugger770/
Pluche73400/
Plouse73220/
Pflugi73175/
Plouze73174/
Plugis7370/
Plügge7353/
Pleuse7344/
Pligge7325/
Plusje7325/
Plüger7321/
Plungy7316/
Plujer738/
Plucei738/
Plause736/
Plauga734/
Plauce733/
Plugia732/
Plyuga732/
Ploege732/
Pluser732/
Plauze732/
Pluggy731/
Pluzey731/
Plughy731/
Pluise730/
Pflugy730/
Plugga730/
Pluzer730/
Plauche671,149/
Pluchet67273/
Plousey67110/
Plyauga6758/
Pleuser6754/
Pflügge6734/
Plouche6726/
Plouzie6717/
Pliauga678/
Plujzer678/
Pluzzer677/
Plauzet673/
Pflujer672/
Plyuhhe671/
Plaughy671/
Plauzhe671/
Pliuser671/
Plouzer671/
Plucher671/
Plauzer671/
Plaucea671/
Plúguez671/
Pleuseu671/
Plausie671/
Pelloge671/
Plauser670/
Pluzier670/

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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 Pluge
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