Plur Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Plur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Norway111:467,48139,375
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

The alternate forms: Plür (7) are calculated separately.

Plur (32) may also be a first name.

Plur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plur occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Plür. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plur is the 1,955,159th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Plur are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 32 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 2,064,243. In Germany Plur is most common in: Hesse, where 59 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Germany Plur occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent are found and Norway, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plür927/
Plaur8946/
Pleur8929/
Pflur8916/
Plour892/
Pluur892/
Phlur892/
Plure891/
Plurd891/
Pluhr890/
Plourd80456/
Pillur8016/
Plutrh805/
Pellur803/
Phlour802/
Pplure801/
Plaure801/
Pluird801/
Ploure801/
Plaurd801/
Pellure7340/
Plurová7316/
Pillour737/
Pilleur732/
Plourrd731/
Ploor67163/
Ploer6724/
Phlor675/
Pellor6068/
Pillor6057/
Pelloor553/
Pillorz551/

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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 Plur
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