Plung Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Plung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Cambodia351:442,4904,035
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Plung (65) may also be a first name.

Plung Last Name Facts

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

Plung occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plung? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,047,559th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Plung reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,212,820th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 65 people.

Plung is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 8,629,975. In The United States Plung is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 31 percent are found, Minnesota, where 17 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 17 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 42 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Plung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plung has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plung surname grew 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plung last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Plung earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.15% less than the national average, earning $42,221 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plungė91183/
Phlung91120/
Ploung9110/
Pflung911/
Plun89350/
Plunkgg831/
Plunk802,911/
Plong80558/
Phlun8092/
Plunt8025/
Plune8023/
Plaun8019/
Pluin806/
Pluyn803/
Pflun803/
Pleun802/
Plund801/
Plunx801/
Plunn800/
Uamplung7730/
Phlong736,329/
Plaunt73434/
Pleune73392/
Plutin73197/
Pluhyn73176/
Plount7389/
Pølund7311/
Pleong7310/
Plehun739/
Pluten738/
Plucin737/
Ploeng735/
Plutén733/
Plutín733/
Plunhe733/
Plusen733/
Plusne732/
Plutnx731/
Pellun731/
Plound731/
Plusin731/
Pluijn731/
Pflune730/
Pluine730/
Pflunn730/
Plucen730/
Ploune730/
Pluntt730/
Plunke730/
Pillusing711/
Plum6711,137/
Pluhyna67232/
Plon67158/
Plautin67114/
Pleutin67109/
Pillong6764/
Phlusin6759/
Plausin6745/
Plyuhyn6724/
Plyusin6721/
Pillaun6717/
Plyutyn6716/
Plautyn6710/
Pilluhn679/
Plyusyn678/
Pflaune674/
Pluchin673/
Ploutyn672/
Plunktt672/
Pluhina672/
Phloeng672/
Plausen671/
Plucink671/
Pelluin671/
Pellong671/
Plutnke671/
Plussen670/

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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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  • 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 Plung
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