Pla Surname

24,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Pla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain12,2161:3,827470
France2,3341:28,4593,468
Cuba2,1511:5,357606
United States1,4461:250,66323,832
Argentina1,2971:32,9562,745
Dominican Republic5011:20,8241,368
Uruguay3601:9,5331,061
Brazil3501:611,64122,776
Philippines2591:390,88150,526
Chile2341:75,2843,040
Mexico2051:605,4949,997
Andorra1441:58289
Colombia1101:434,3106,607
Venezuela1021:296,1186,872
Puerto Rico871:40,8061,034
Thailand791:894,156140,446
India501:15,341,308250,737
Costa Rica451:106,2241,756
Ivory Coast441:524,34616,367
England381:1,466,26563,675
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
China111:124,301,9616,553
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Monaco71:5,295668
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Panama41:978,06412,245
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Fiji11:894,3914,568
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belize11:355,4743,977
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Micronesia11:106,2431,380

The alternate forms: Plá (87) & Plà (16) are calculated separately.

Pla (864) may also be a first name.

Pla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pla (Hindi: पाल) is borne by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Plá or Plà. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pla? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,184th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 325,569 people. The surname Pla is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Pla are found; 55 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 55 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Pla is also the 276,958th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 864 people.

The last name is most frequent in Spain, where it is borne by 12,216 people, or 1 in 3,827. In Spain Pla is mostly concentrated in: Catalonia, where 45 percent are found, Valencian Community, where 43 percent are found and Madrid, where 3 percent are found. Barring Spain Pla occurs in 75 countries. It is also common in France, where 10 percent are found and Cuba, where 10 percent are found.

Pla Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pla surname are 32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.23% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pla earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 26.3% less than the national average, earning $16,732,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.99% less than the national average, earning $40,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.31% less than the national average, earning $38,103 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plá8987/
Plà8916/
Plas865,290/
Plea864,890/
Plat863,942/
Plaz861,436/
Plaß861,186/
Play86891/
Plai86507/
Plaa86437/
Plau86353/
Ppla86308/
Plah86149/
Plla86139/
Plha8699/
Plad8668/
Phla8658/
Plia8619/
Plaj8619/
Plya869/
Pléa865/
Plúa865/
Ploa863/
Plga862/
Plaï862/
Plap861/
Plâa861/
Pilla7561,914/
Platt7551,764/
Playa7510,630/
Pella755,588/
Plass753,246/
Plaut752,271/
Plast751,837/
Plaud751,646/
Pleau751,622/
Plaha751,359/
Plaia751,192/
Pleas75807/
Plapp75706/
Plach75654/
Pleșa75624/
Plais75600/
Plaja75528/
Plaat75494/
Phlai75373/
Plait75352/
Plias75340/
Plaas75282/
Pleah75273/
Pylla75220/
Plays75162/
Plaus75151/
Plats75140/
Plahe75136/
Pleat75121/
Phlay75118/
Pleha75100/
Plahs7596/
Plash7595/
Plaux7590/
Plaid7588/
Phlaj7586/
Plyay7584/
Phlat7553/
Plajh7543/
Pllai7542/
Plasz7540/
Plahy7539/
Plaaß7537/
Pléha7531/
Plaht7528/
Phlya7527/
Placz7521/
Plahý7518/
Plazz7517/
Pladt7514/
Phlad7512/
Phlau7510/
Plajt759/
Phlia758/
Platì757/
Playt756/
Phlas756/
Plauš756/
Plaić755/
Pëpla754/
Playz753/
Pliat753/
Påhla753/
Plauz752/
Pleaz752/
Plaiz752/
Pleèa752/
Plašt752/
Plaah752/
Plaai752/
Plaph751/
Plhad751/
Pllya751/
Playd751/
Plazp751/
Põlla751/
Plaãa751/
Plaad751/
Phlla751/
Pleap750/
Plead750/
Plaay750/
Pillai67259,425/
Pillay67138,947/
Platts676,932/
Plautz672,614/
Ple672,306/
Pillas672,108/
Plo671,735/
Pellas671,256/
Ply671,225/
Pellat67896/
Plault67726/
Pli67628/
Pillat67473/
Piella67472/
Placht67400/
Pillah67330/
Pleass67318/
Phlaat67242/
Plauth67241/
Pllaha67181/
Pleșea67141/
Pellya67138/
Pellay67130/
Plyats67123/
Piolla67110/
Phlyay67103/
Plaiss6795/
Pillia6786/
Plaats6778/
Pellah6777/
Pellaz6769/
Pellai6768/
Pillaa6765/
Plloha6758/
Paella6755/
Pleash6752/
Puella6740/
Pellia6735/
Pillaz6734/
Pillau6733/
Peella6732/
Pliats6726/
Ppilla6724/
Plahey6723/
Plauch6720/
Pllaja6720/
Plaggi6716/
Puulla6715/
Plé6715/
Plyuha6714/
Poella6714/
Phlash6712/
Pyllaj6711/
Plahay679/
Plaass678/
Plaahs677/
Plaath677/
Geepla676/
Plaich676/
Plauts675/
Pleach675/
Pyllia675/
Pillya674/
Phlaha674/
Pyllat674/
Pleats673/
Pillea673/
Plautt673/
Pillaj673/
Pıllay673/
Ploaia672/
Plyass672/
Plaith672/
Pillha672/
Plattz672/
Plaaya672/
Peulla672/
Pillla671/
Puilla671/
Plyatt671/
Pellad671/
Pellea671/
Pgilla671/
Phlias671/
Plaush671/
Plauss671/
Pliath671/
Pillad671/
Pillap671/
Plaids671/
Pillga671/
Pellap671/
Pellau671/
Pellaë671/
Pelhla671/
Platss671/
Plachz671/
Pladÿs671/
Plaits671/
Pillaï671/
Plaust671/
Plaučs671/
Playsh671/
Pllaut671/
Plauhy671/
Plaait671/
Plj671/
Ppllai671/
Phliay671/
Pyllay671/
Platch670/
Pflauz670/
Pllatt670/
Plaatz670/
Plaatt670/
Phlatt670/
Phlaid670/
Plastt670/

Pla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pla in the Hindi language
पालpala-

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