Plötz Surname
Approximately 4,489 people bear this surname
Plötz Surname Definition:
From place name in Russia (Polotsk).
Plötz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,460 | 1:18,051 | 2,357 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 56 | 1:896,762 | 54,350 |
Plötz Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From place name in Russia (Polotsk).
Plötz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plötz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Plötz (Arabic: بلوتز) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Plötz? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 104,522nd most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,623,423 people. The surname Plötz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Plötz reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 4,460 people, or 1 in 18,051. In Germany Plötz is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 44 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 10 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Barring Germany it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 0 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plötze | 91 | 132 | / |
| Pletz | 80 | 2,900 | / |
| Plätz | 80 | 58 | / |
| Plötzsch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ploetz | 73 | 1,524 | / |
| Plaetz | 73 | 85 | / |
| Pleutz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Plettz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pluitz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Plez | 67 | 627 | / |
| Pelletz | 67 | 51 | / |
| Plötsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ploetzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plätzsch | 62 | 34 | / |
| Pletzsch | 62 | 11 | / |
| Plets | 60 | 683 | / |
| Plöch | 60 | 22 | / |
| Plaez | 60 | 16 | / |
| Plezh | 60 | 7 | / |
| Pläts | 60 | 1 | / |
| Plezz | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ploez | 60 | 1 | / |
| Plaetzsch | 57 | 2 | / |
| Pletts | 55 | 188 | / |
| Pellez | 55 | 93 | / |
| Pillez | 55 | 37 | / |
| Pledts | 55 | 18 | / |
| Pletsh | 55 | 4 | / |
| Pletds | 55 | 1 | / |
| Pletsch | 50 | 3,144 | / |
| Pillets | 50 | 21 | / |
| Puellez | 50 | 8 | / |
| Pellaez | 50 | 3 | / |
Plötz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Plötz in the Arabic language | ||
| بلوتز | blwtz | - |
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Footnotes
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