Plötz Surname

104,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Plötz Surname Definition:

From place name in Russia (Polotsk).

Plötz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,4601:18,0512,357
Austria171:500,90847,931
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Plötz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in Russia (Polotsk).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Plötz Last Name Facts

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

Plötz (Arabic: بلوتز) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plötz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 104,522nd most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,623,423 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Plötz are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 4,460 people, or 1 in 18,051. In Germany Plötz is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 44 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 10 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plötze91132/
Pletz802,900/
Plätz8058/
Plötzsch771/
Ploetz731,524/
Plaetz7385/
Pleutz731/
Plettz730/
Pluitz730/
Plez67627/
Pelletz6751/
Plötsch671/
Ploetzz671/
Plätzsch6234/
Pletzsch6211/
Plets60683/
Plöch6022/
Plaez6016/
Plezh607/
Pläts601/
Plezz601/
Ploez601/
Plaetzsch572/
Pletts55188/
Pellez5593/
Pillez5537/
Pledts5518/
Pletsh554/
Pletds551/
Pletsch503,144/
Pillets5021/
Puellez508/
Pellaez503/

Plötz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plötz in the Arabic language
بلوتزblwtz-

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