Plyga Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Plyga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plyga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Plyga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plyga (Russian: Плыга) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plyga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Plyga occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Plyga reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Plyga is most common in Russia, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 8,477,827. In Russia Plyga is most common in: Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 29 percent live, Moscow, where 24 percent live and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 18 percent live. Not including Russia Plyga exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plygach8361/
Playgay831/
Plega8067/
Pliga8012/
Plygi801/
Plegas73212/
Plisga7356/
Plegat7313/
Plégat737/
Plegai732/
Plygos731/
Pliega731/
Phlega730/
Pillega67107/
Pellega6735/
Pligach677/
Playguy673/
Pflyger672/
Pelliga671/
Pligacz671/
Phlegas670/

Plyga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plyga in the Russian language
Плыгаplyga-

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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 Plyga
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