Plaata Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Latvia

Plaata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plaata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Plaata Last Name Facts

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

Plaata is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaata? popularity and diffusion

Plaata is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Plaata are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Plaata is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plahata921/
Plata9172,757/
Platas837,402/
Platta83582/
Plaate83151/
Plauta83141/
Platat8359/
Platau8351/
Plataz8343/
Platah8342/
Plajta8325/
Plasta8322/
Platai8312/
Plahta839/
Plyata837/
Platač835/
Plaati832/
Plaeta831/
Pladta831/
Playta830/
Plachta771,411/
Platash77286/
Plaatje77247/
Plaatyi77238/
Platais77205/
Plataux7791/
Plattau7763/
Pillata7735/
Platach7732/
Platays7729/
Platajs7726/
Pellata7710/
Plastas779/
Platacz779/
Plyatas773/
Plataut772/
Platačs771/
Pla'ate771/
Plaatie771/
Pleatea771/
Plausta771/
Plaatge770/
Plate739,287/
Plato733,946/
Plati733,006/
Plota73623/
Pleta73337/
Platy73187/
Platè7315/
Platé7311/
Platô732/
Platā732/
Platá731/
Pläta731/
Plauszta7130/
Plaistad711/
Plaitais711/
Plaajtie711/
Plaathie711/
Platte674,214/
Plater673,125/
Platis672,106/
Platyi67942/
Platje67561/
Plathe67474/
Plotas67389/
Platou67372/
Plates67349/
Platto67338/
Plasto67335/
Platet67311/
Platti67146/
Plaiti67112/
Playto67106/
Platoš6794/
Pletta6786/
Platos6781/
Plahte6752/
Pleeta6748/
Plaute6747/
Plaste6739/
Platio6734/
Platey6723/
Pliota6720/
Plotta6720/
Plasti6717/
Plathi6713/
Platoi6713/
Platea6712/
Plateu6712/
Platiz6712/
Plateh6712/
Plauto6711/
Plahti6710/
Plathy6710/
Platez678/
Platie677/
Pleate676/
Platip676/
Pleyta676/
Platee676/
Platit675/
Plhate675/
Pleita674/
Pláate674/
Plahty673/
Platui673/
Platão672/
Platty672/
Pleota672/
Plauti672/
Plheta672/
Platté672/
Plaito672/
Pletai671/
Plaeto671/
Platha671/
Plleta671/
Plyate671/
Plyato671/
Platei671/
Platot671/
Platoz671/
Plotaj671/
Plautj671/
Phlate671/
Platoh671/
Playte670/
Plauty670/
Plahto670/
Plaite670/

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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 Plaata
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