Plaas Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Plaas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plaas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1211:665,33451,734
Estonia501:26,4364,834
United States501:7,249,179331,838
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Panama41:978,06412,245
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Plaas (16) may also be a first name.

Plaas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plaas occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plaas is the 933,049th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Plaas live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe. Plaas is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 16 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 665,334. In Germany Plaas is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 53 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Hamburg, where 12 percent are found. Besides Germany it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Plaas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plaas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plaas last name expanded 625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plaas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plaas last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plaas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.63% less than the national average, earning R 119,688 per year and in United States they earn 2.85% more than the national average, earning $44,380 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaats9178/
Plaass918/
Plaahs917/
Plas895,290/
Plaa89437/
Plaasch8365/
Plass803,246/
Plast801,837/
Plaha801,359/
Pleas80807/
Plais80600/
Plaat80494/
Plias80340/
Plyas80236/
Plays80162/
Plaus80151/
Plats80140/
Plahs8096/
Plash8095/
Plase8048/
Plasz8040/
Plaaß8037/
Plasc8013/
Phlas806/
Plaah802/
Plaai802/
Plaãa801/
Plaad801/
Plaay800/
Plaasche775/
Pla7522,384/
Platts736,932/
Plasse733,806/
Pillas732,108/
Pellas731,256/
Plasch73431/
Pleass73318/
Phlaat73242/
Pllaha73181/
Plyats73123/
Plaiss7395/
Pillaa7365/
Please7363/
Plaise7355/
Pleash7352/
Pliats7326/
Phlash7312/
Plahay739/
Plaath737/
Plause736/
Plasce736/
Plauts735/
Phlaha734/
Pleats733/
Ploaia732/
Plyass732/
Plashe732/
Plaaya732/
Phlias731/
Plaush731/
Plauss731/
Plaids731/
Plgass731/
Platss731/
Pladÿs731/
Plaits731/
Plaust731/
Plaučs731/
Playsh731/
Plaait731/
Plaatz730/
Playse730/
Plaatt730/
Plastt730/
Plea674,890/
Plat673,942/
Plaz671,436/
Plos671,239/
Plaß671,186/
Play67891/
Plai67507/
Pillias67474/
Plau67353/
Ppla67308/
Plac67266/
Platsch67204/
Pillais67193/
Plasová67164/
Plax67152/
Plah67149/
Plla67139/
Plahova67112/
Plha6799/
Plasche6780/
Plad6768/
Phla6758/
Plausse6746/
Phlatts6732/
Plia6719/
Plaj6719/
Puellas6716/
Plasova6713/
Plya679/
Plazova678/
Pillash677/
Pellias676/
Pléa675/
Plaisse675/
Pellais674/
Pyllias674/
Ploa673/
Plga672/
Plaï672/
Pillaai672/
Plahajj671/
Platt's671/
Plausst671/
Pillhaa671/
Plap671/
Phlatse671/
Pillays671/
Plás671/
Plâa671/
Pleasch671/
Pillaus670/
Pillase670/
Pillass670/
Pellast670/
Pellase670/
Plaisch670/

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