Pluzhnikov Surname

75,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Pluzhnikov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pluzhnikov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6,1511:23,4313,321
Kazakhstan1181:149,85215,002
Belarus911:104,40715,788
Kyrgyzstan321:186,64518,861
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Georgia221:170,25211,125
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Pluzhnikov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pluzhnikov (Georgian: პლუჟნიკოვი, Russian: Плужников) is found most frequently in Russia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pluzhnikov.

How Common Is The Last Name Pluzhnikov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 75,980th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,128,802 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Pluzhnikov live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 87 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 6,151 people, or 1 in 23,431. In Russia it is primarily found in: Rostov Oblast, where 50 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 5 percent are found and Voronezh Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Russia this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Pluzhnikov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Catholic (50%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (94%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pluzhnikov last name are 9.3% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 56.07% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pluzhnikov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pluzhnikov in the Georgian language
პლუჟნიკოვიpluzhnikovi-
Pluzhnikov in the Russian language
Плужниковpluznikov-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pluzhnikov
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