Plukas Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Plukas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plukas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania1061:28,6285,068
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Plūkas (2) are calculated separately.

Plukas Last Name Facts

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

Plukas (Russian: Плукас) is more frequently found in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Plūkas. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plukas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plukas is the 1,300,225th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Plukas live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname Plukas is most commonly occurring in Lithuania, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 28,628. In Lithuania Plukas is primarily found in: Šiauliai County, where 41 percent are found, Panevėžys County, where 36 percent are found and Kaunas County, where 21 percent are found. Barring Lithuania it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Plukas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plukas last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

Plukas earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.94% more than the national average, earning $64,266 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plūkas942/
Plukase9223/
Plukasz925/
Pluskas921/
Pluka914/
Plauskas865/
Plouskas864/
Plutka83192/
Plikas83162/
Plukai8353/
Plukka8348/
Plucas8344/
Plokas8315/
Pleuka8314/
Plauka8314/
Plouka831/
Bpluka831/
Plyukha77446/
Pluskat77337/
Plauska77126/
Plauška77125/
Ploukos7741/
Pluszka7715/
Plluska7711/
Pligkas774/
Plyutka774/
Plukkai771/
Pliukha771/
Plukarz771/
Plouska771/
Ploka7311/
Pluko738/
Pluca735/
Pillukat7136/
Pluskhat718/
Plukkhai718/
Plauskat718/
Plouskos711/
Plikauss711/
Pluskaat711/
Plokha6760/
Plusko6739/
Plauca6729/
Płuska6712/
Plyuskach6710/
Plusca675/
Plicas675/
Plyuko673/
Plyuqa673/
Pluško672/
Plikos672/
Plókai671/
Plouko671/
Plusco671/
Plukey671/
Plauko671/
Plokay671/
Plukoi671/

Plukas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plukas in the Russian language
Плукасplukas-

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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
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  • 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 Plukas
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