Plöhn Surname

525,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Plöhn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Plöhn Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6181:130,26815,867
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Plöhn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plöhn has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plöhn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 525,029th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 11,792,145 people. Plöhn occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Plöhn reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 618 people, or 1 in 130,268. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 48 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Hamburg, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plön8987/
Plehn801,261/
Plähn80407/
Plæhn8041/
Plyhn8012/
Pløhn8011/
Plihn800/
Pln75449/
Plaehn73215/
Ploehn73207/
Plehne730/
Plen67317/
Plin67154/
Plyn6782/
Plän6737/
Pellehn6719/
Plng676/
Piln673/
Plnt673/
Plnh672/
Phln672/
Peln672/
Plne671/
Pyln671/
Pløn671/
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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 Plöhn
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