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 can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Plaas.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 933,049th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. The surname Plaas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Plaas are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held given name on earth, borne by 16 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 665,334. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 53 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside and Hamburg, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Plaas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plaas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plaas surname expanded 625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plaas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plaas last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% 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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  • 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 Plaas
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