Plaatjes Surname

406,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Plaatjes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plaatjes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7491:72,3339,005
Namibia701:34,4204,994
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Plaatjes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plaatjes has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Plaatjes.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaatjes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 406,240th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,454,230 people. The surname Plaatjes is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Plaatjes are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Plaatjes is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 749 people, or 1 in 72,333. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 34 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 33 percent live and Gauteng, where 16 percent live. Besides South Africa Plaatjes occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Plaatjes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plaatjes surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Plaatjes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 18.7% more than the national average, earning R 282,072 per year; in United States they earn 113.96% more than the national average, earning $92,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.13% more than the national average, earning $60,179 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaatjies9425,631/
Plaatijes941/
Plaaitjes941/
Plaatjese941/
Plaatje93247/
Platjes9393/
Plaaitjies89532/
Plaaatjies891/
Plaatjie8812,162/
Platjies88484/
Plaaties884/
Plaatjee881/
Plaatjis881/
Platje86561/
Plaaitjie8276/
Plaatyies8210/
Plaatches822/
Plaatties821/
Plaatjied821/
Plattjies821/
Plaatjiez821/
Plaatsies821/
Plaadtjie821/
Plhatjies821/
Platjie80215/
Plattje8063/
Platyes8027/
Platjee807/
Plaatye802/
Plaatji802/
Platjis801/
Plaatjé801/
Plaatie801/
Plaatge800/
Plaatyie7593/
Plaatzer7554/
Plaajtie751/
Plaathie751/
Plaatsie751/
Places71723/
Platsi71104/
Plages7123/
Platjé719/
Platie717/
Plazes712/
Platji712/
Platcheus711/
Plases711/
Platja711/
Platze711/
Platye710/
Platzer678,793/
Placesh671,978/
Platsis67282/
Placais67280/
Platier67100/
Plagges6727/
Platyie6713/
Phlatsi676/
Plattie676/
Plautze675/
Plagese673/
Pleases672/
Phlages672/
Phlatse671/
Placees671/
Platyer671/

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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 Plaatjes
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