Plüss Surname

160,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Plüss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plüss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2,6771:3,068398
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Pluss (578) & Plűss (1) are calculated separately.

Plüss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plüss occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Pluss or Plűss. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plüss? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 160,554th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,684,179 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Plüss live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is borne by 2,677 people, or 1 in 3,068. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Aargau, where 34 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 15 percent are found and Canton of Bern, where 14 percent are found. Other than Switzerland Plüss occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pluss93578/
Plűss931/
Plüsss911/
Ploss801,048/
Plühs803/
Plüys801/
Pleuss73247/
Pluess73225/
Plusse7313/
Pliess7311/
Plyuss736/
Pliuss731/
Plüsch731/
Plouss731/
Plauss731/
Pluiss730/
Ploess730/
Plos671,239/
Plus67790/
Plausse6746/
Plüß6717/
Plousse6716/
Plausst671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plüss
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