Placa Surname

256,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Placa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Placa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7121:142,18923,952
Brazil4231:506,08619,053
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Italy1391:439,97647,271
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
France71:9,488,960336,266
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Plaça (36) are calculated separately.

Placa (38) may also be a first name.

Placa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Placa is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Plaça. Click here for other possible spellings of Placa.

How Common Is The Last Name Placa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 256,892nd most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,750,682 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 47 percent of Placa are found; 46 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 46 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 38 people.

The last name Placa is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 712 people, or 1 in 142,189. In The Philippines Placa is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Visayas, where 33 percent live, Davao Region, where 18 percent live and National Capital Region, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines it exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Placa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Placa surname are 31.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.26% registered to vote for the party.

Placa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.19% more than the national average, earning $50,134 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaça9336/
Placca911,953/
Placha91749/
Placia91125/
Placas91116/
Plauca9129/
Placka9117/
Placay913/
Placat911/
Placea911/
Plazca911/
Pllaca911/
Pillaca839,651/
Placais83280/
Plachai8349/
Plaucha8337/
Placias8332/
Placeau8313/
Pellaca837/
Platcha836/
Pliacha835/
Pliacka834/
Plachka833/
Pleasca832/
Placaud832/
Placash831/
Plackas831/
Plaacha831/
Plaucea831/
Plaucia831/
Plachca831/
Plaza80139,823/
Place8018,366/
Plaka802,781/
Plasa80915/
Placi80484/
Placy80249/
Placo80114/
Pleca8023/
Placé8019/
Plaża8017/
Plaschka77376/
Phlachai77192/
Platchai77149/
Pillhaca7712/
Pliackas776/
Pillacas773/
Phleacia772/
Plackkat772/
Pillacca772/
Piollaca771/
Plazas7317,922/
Plachý732,098/
Plachá732,054/
Placke731,891/
Placio731,806/
Plachy73920/
Plakas73834/
Pliaka73815/
Placci73574/
Placko73534/
Plazza73486/
Plaice73484/
Placco73420/
Plakaj73296/
Pleace73291/
Plachi73289/
Pleșca73287/
Plosca73280/
Plache73255/
Placey73238/
Plakha73159/
Platsa73142/
Plyaka73138/
Plakay73125/
Plasaj73108/
Phlasa73105/
Placho7377/
Plasco7372/
Placie7353/
Platco7339/
Plasas7324/
Plazat7324/
Plazaz7322/
Plasai7319/
Pllaka7319/
Placky7316/
Plajas7314/
Plauka7314/
Plasay7311/
Pliaco7311/
Plagia738/
Pleasa736/
Plakai736/
Plasce736/
Plagce736/
Plakah735/
Placce735/
Plaška735/
Placos734/
Plakka734/
Playce734/
Plazia734/
Pliasa734/
Plasaz734/
Plausa734/
Plauce733/
Placot733/
Plačas733/
Placsi732/
Plotca732/
Plauza732/
Plaico731/
Plaisa731/
Playco731/
Plaqua731/
Plasad731/
Platza731/
Plaché731/
Plagka731/
Plajce731/
Plakad731/
Plakoa731/
Plauča731/
Plazaa731/
Plazai731/
Plazoa731/
Pliace731/
Hplace731/
Hplaza731/
Platja731/
Plaaki731/
Plasci731/
Platci731/
Playcy731/
Playsa731/
Plajai731/
Pladsa731/
Plocah731/
Pplaka731/
Pladka730/
Placee730/
Pelliacia711/
Pillascas711/
Plauche671,149/
Pliakas67660/
Placker67320/
Placier67319/
Placios67316/
Platsas67250/
Phlasai67248/
Plaakie67232/
Plaiche67209/
Placchi67141/
Plachký67136/
Plauska67126/
Plauška67125/
Plachká67121/
Pliakha6773/
Plachko6764/
Plachky6756/
Plakkat6734/
Plackie6731/
Plagias6725/
Pliasas6720/
Pliagka6719/
Phlaisa6718/
Plascie6716/
Pilloca6716/
Pellaka6715/
Plaskas6715/
Plackey6714/
Plaacke6713/
Plagiau6712/
Plajats6711/
Pliacos679/
Phlasat679/
Plauché678/
Pleasai678/
Plyakha677/
Plachco677/
Pellaco677/
Plaszka677/
Pillaka675/
Platchi675/
Plasait675/
Platsai675/
Pillace674/
Phlakap674/
Pliatsa674/
Plascko674/
Pleasay674/
Placket673/
Plyaska673/
Placzer673/
Plachke673/
Pleasea672/
Placied672/
Plachki672/
Placqué672/
Plagkas672/
Plaiska672/
Plaquea672/
Plackee671/
Plakais671/
Plakkah671/
Platcko671/
Plaucke671/
Pleakas671/
Pillaco671/
Plaseah671/
Ploycap671/
Phlachaowa671/
Pellasa671/
Pellaza671/
Plaquat671/
Plaacio671/
Plaskat671/
Plaucho671/
Placque671/
Pillaza671/
Pleaşcă671/
Pliaska671/
Plachyi671/
Pladsai671/
Plachey670/
Platcer670/
Plasaut670/

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