Plungyan Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Plungyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plungyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Plungyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plungyan (Russian: Плунгян) is most common in Russia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plungyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Plungyan live; 62 percent live in Eastern Europe and 54 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia Plungyan is primarily found in: Moscow, where 100 percent are found. Besides Russia Plungyan is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uzbekistan, where 31 percent are found and Belarus, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plungjan8811/
Plungean882/
Plunghean8240/
Plyundyan8211/
Plunghian821/
Plongean751/
Balangyan7143/
Belangyan712/
Balingyani671/
Behlongyan671/
Plongeon6323/

Plungyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plungyan in the Russian language
Плунгянplungan-

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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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  • 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 Plungyan
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