Pluzhko Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Pluzhko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pluzhko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine901:505,80857,896
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Pluzhko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pluzhko (Russian: Плужко) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pluzhko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,683,218th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Pluzhko are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Pluzhko is most common in Ukraine, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 505,808. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Luhansk Oblast, where 69 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 17 percent reside and Donetsk Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Barring Ukraine this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 22 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.

Pluzhko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plitzko71423/
Pliczko7141/
Plitschko631/
Pličko622/
Plużka621/
Pliczka5718/
Plotsko5714/
Plitzka577/
Pličzka572/
Plitzco571/
Plitsko571/
Plizska571/
Plitschka503/

Pluzhko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pluzhko in the Russian language
Плужкоpluzko-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pluzhko
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