Plötzer Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Plötzer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
The alternate forms: Plotzer (39) are calculated separately.
Plötzer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plötzer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Plötzer is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Plotzer. Click here for further possible spellings of Plötzer.
How Common Is The Last Name Plötzer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Plötzer is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Plötzer reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live, Bavaria, where 24 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Austria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plotzer | 95 | 39 | / |
| Plötze | 92 | 132 | / |
| Platzer | 86 | 8,793 | / |
| Pletzer | 86 | 1,211 | / |
| Plätzer | 86 | 431 | / |
| Plaatzer | 80 | 54 | / |
| Plaetzer | 80 | 37 | / |
| Ploetzer | 80 | 7 | / |
| Plattzer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Plazer | 77 | 182 | / |
| Plézer | 77 | 163 | / |
| Plezer | 77 | 34 | / |
| Plozer | 77 | 17 | / |
| Plotze | 77 | 10 | / |
| Platze | 77 | 1 | / |
| Plötscher | 75 | 11 | / |
| Pletser | 71 | 243 | / |
| Plazier | 71 | 140 | / |
| Plezier | 71 | 79 | / |
| Ploetze | 71 | 25 | / |
| Platser | 71 | 10 | / |
| Placzer | 71 | 3 | / |
| Plöcher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pledzer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Phlezer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Platcer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pflazer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Plotser | 71 | 0 | / |
| Plettser | 67 | 168 | / |
| Pellazer | 67 | 24 | / |
| Plattser | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pellezer | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pletsier | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pillazer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plethcer | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Plötzer
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