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 surname Plun is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Plun.

How Common Is The Last Name Plun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 801,116th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. Plun occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Plun live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Plun is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 24 people.

This last name is most common in Iran, where it is held by 300 people, or 1 in 255,942. In Iran Plun is primarily found in: Hormozgan Province, where 35 percent reside, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 17 percent reside and Gilan Province, where 12 percent reside. Not including Iran this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 5 percent reside and Cambodia, where 4 percent reside.

Plun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plun surname contracted 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Plun
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