Plaatjies Surname
Approximately 25,631 people bear this surname
Plaatjies Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 25,010 | 1:2,166 | 273 |
| Namibia | 521 | 1:4,625 | 851 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Lesotho | 14 | 1:145,183 | 12,726 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Plaatjies (23) may also be a first name.
Plaatjies Demographics
Average Plaatjies Salary in
South Africa
R 135,024
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Plaatjies Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plaatjies Come From? nationality or country of origin
Plaatjies is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Plaatjies? popularity and diffusion
It is the 21,275th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 284,325 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Plaatjies are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Plaatjies is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 23 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 25,010 people, or 1 in 2,166. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 47 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 30 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live. Excluding South Africa it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Plaatjies Last Name Statistics demography
Plaatjies earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.18% less than the national average, earning R 135,024 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plaaitjies | 95 | 532 | / |
| Plaaatjies | 95 | 1 | / |
| Plaatjiies | 95 | 1 | / |
| Plaatjie | 94 | 12,162 | / |
| Plaatjes | 94 | 862 | / |
| Platjies | 94 | 484 | / |
| Plaaties | 94 | 4 | / |
| Plaajies | 94 | 1 | / |
| Plaatjis | 94 | 1 | / |
| Plaaitjie | 89 | 76 | / |
| Plaatyies | 89 | 10 | / |
| Plaaijies | 89 | 5 | / |
| Plaatijes | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plaajjies | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plhatjies | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plaaitjes | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plaadtjie | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plaatties | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plaatjiez | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plaatjese | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plattjies | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plaatjied | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plaatje | 88 | 247 | / |
| Platjie | 88 | 215 | / |
| Platjes | 88 | 93 | / |
| Plaatji | 88 | 2 | / |
| Plajies | 88 | 1 | / |
| Platjis | 88 | 1 | / |
| Plaatie | 88 | 1 | / |
| Plaatyie | 82 | 93 | / |
| Plaajtie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Plaajyes | 82 | 1 | / |
| Plaatjee | 82 | 1 | / |
| Plaathie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Platje | 80 | 561 | / |
| Platie | 80 | 7 | / |
| Platji | 80 | 2 | / |
| Platier | 75 | 100 | / |
| Plattje | 75 | 63 | / |
| Platyes | 75 | 27 | / |
| Platyie | 75 | 13 | / |
| Platjee | 75 | 7 | / |
| Plattie | 75 | 6 | / |
| Plaatye | 75 | 2 | / |
| Plaatjé | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plaatge | 75 | 0 | / |
| Plattier | 71 | 66 | / |
| Plathier | 71 | 36 | / |
| Plaatyii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plastier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pleities | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pellatier | 67 | 16 | / |
| Platjé | 67 | 9 | / |
| Platja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelleties | 67 | 1 | / |
| Platye | 67 | 0 | / |
| Plaistier | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Plaatjies
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis