Plun Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Plun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3001:255,94219,160
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Cambodia151:1,032,4765,479
France101:6,642,272293,169
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Plun (24) may also be a first name.

Plun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plun is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Plun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plun? popularity and diffusion

Plun is the 801,116th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 20,821,560 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Plun are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 24 people.

Plun is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 255,942. In Iran Plun is most frequent in: Hormozgan Province, where 35 percent are found, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 17 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Iran it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 5 percent are found and Cambodia, where 4 percent are found.

Plun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Plun last name decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phlun8992/
Plung8984/
Plunt8925/
Plune8923/
Plaun8919/
Pluin896/
Pluyn893/
Pflun893/
Pleun892/
Plund891/
Plunn890/
Plaunt80434/
Pleune80392/
Plutin80197/
Plungė80183/
Pluhyn80176/
Phlung80120/
Plount8089/
Pølund8011/
Ploung8010/
Plehun809/
Pluten808/
Plucin807/
Plusen803/
Plutén803/
Plutín803/
Plunhe803/
Plusne802/
Plusin801/
Plound801/
Pellun801/
Pluijn801/
Pflung801/
Plucen800/
Pflunn800/
Pluine800/
Pflune800/
Pluntt800/
Ploune800/
Plum7511,137/
Plon75158/
Pluhyna73232/
Plautin73114/
Pleutin73109/
Phlusin7359/
Plausin7345/
Plyuhyn7324/
Plyusin7321/
Pillaun7317/
Plyutyn7316/
Plautyn7310/
Pilluhn739/
Plyusyn738/
Pflaune734/
Pluchin733/
Pluhina732/
Ploutyn732/
Pelluin731/
Plunkgg731/
Plucink731/
Plausen731/
Plussen730/
Plaunova672,190/
Pluim671,750/
Pflum671,143/
Pluym67988/
Plaum67884/
Ploum67655/
Phlon67560/
Ploen67432/
Phlum6745/
Pluum6732/
Uamplung6730/
Plyuhyna6727/
Pleon6725/
Ploon6710/
Plujnova674/
Plyushyn673/
Plussind673/
Plumt672/
Pleum672/
Plumd672/
Plhon672/
Plumk671/
Plaussen670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plun
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