Plé Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Plé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Ple (2,306) are calculated separately.

Plé Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plé has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It can appear as: Ple. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plé? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Plé live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Plé is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 684,410. In Switzerland Plé is primarily concentrated in: Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 92 percent reside and Canton of Vaud, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Switzerland Plé exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 13 percent reside and Romania, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ple892,306/
Plée8635/
Plés8627/
Pléh8624/
Pléa865/
Pellé75276/
Pléha7531/
Pillé756/
Péllé751/
Pla6722,384/
Ply671,225/
Pli67628/
Plá6787/
Pillér6759/
Pellés672/
Piollé672/
Pellét671/
Plj671/

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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 Plé
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