Plugge Surname

177,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Plugge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plugge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,3101:12,8911,873
Germany5691:141,48617,122
United States4501:805,46462,023
England191:2,932,529101,561
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Norway81:642,78647,258
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Plügge (53) are calculated separately.

Plugge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plugge has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as a variant: Plügge. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plugge? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 177,152nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,017,617 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Plugge are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Plugge is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,310 people, or 1 in 12,891. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 73 percent are found, North Holland, where 9 percent are found and Utrecht, where 5 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Plugge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plugge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Plugge last name expanded 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plugge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Plugge are 43.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plugge earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.78% less than the national average, earning 260,316 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 75.44% less than the national average, earning R 58,356 per year and in United States they earn 17.95% more than the national average, earning $50,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plügge9453/
Pluegge928/
Plugger923/
Plougge921/
Pluge9174/
Pflugger862/
Plaugger860/
Plagge832,504/
Pluger83302/
Plunge8352/
Pfluge8347/
Pligge8325/
Plauge832/
Pluggy831/
Plughe831/
Pluget831/
Plugie831/
Plugga830/
Pleuge830/
Pluges830/
Plue80846/
Pfluger772,710/
Pleuger77518/
Ploughe77207/
Plauger77144/
Pluguez77112/
Pflügge7734/
Plugues7723/
Phluger772/
Plouget771/
Plungeh771/
Pluiger771/
Plugued771/
Plouger771/
Plaughe771/
Plugher770/
Plaue73157/
Pluce7390/
Pluse7359/
Pläge7331/
Ploge7317/
Ploue7315/
Pluie7312/
Phlue734/
Pluye734/
Pluze732/
Pluga731/
Plaugher71702/
Pfleuger71131/
Pflauger7112/
Plougher718/
Pflucger711/
Pflugher711/
Plaugier711/
Pfluguer711/
Pfluiger710/
Pflouger710/
Phleuger710/
Pluche67400/
Plouse67220/
Pluies67176/
Pflugi67175/
Plouze67174/
Plugis6770/
Pleuse6744/
Pellue6737/
Plouet6733/
Plukse6728/
Plusje6725/
Plüger6721/
Plaggi6716/
Plungy6716/
Plucei678/
Plujer678/
Plause676/
Plauga674/
Plagie674/
Plauce673/
Plugia672/
Plyuga672/
Ploege672/
Pluser672/
Plauze672/
Plucce671/
Pluied671/
Pluzey671/
Ploues671/
Pillue671/
Plughy671/
Plauet670/
Pflugy670/
Pluise670/
Pluzer670/

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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 Plugge
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