Placas Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Placas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Placas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Plačas (3) are calculated separately.

Placas (30) may also be a first name.

Placas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Placas is found most in Brazil. It can also be rendered as a variant: Plačas. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Placas? popularity and diffusion

Placas is the 1,691,963rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Placas reside; 59 percent reside in South America and 48 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 30 people.

The last name Placas is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 3,822,756. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Minas Gerais, where 29 percent are found, São Paulo, where 14 percent are found and Paraná, where 13 percent are found. Not including Brazil it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Placas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Placas last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

Placas earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.09% less than the national average, earning $34,481 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plačas943/
Placais92280/
Placias9232/
Plachas924/
Placash921/
Plackas921/
Placa911,534/
Pliachas86108/
Pliackas866/
Pillacas863/
Plazas8317,922/
Placca831,953/
Plakas83834/
Plecas83367/
Plauca8329/
Plasas8324/
Placka8317/
Plajas8314/
Placos834/
Placay833/
Placat831/
Placea831/
Plazca831/
Pllaca831/
Pillascas801/
Pillaca779,651/
Pliakas77660/
Placios77316/
Platsas77250/
Plecash7731/
Plagias7725/
Plaçais7721/
Plaskas7715/
Placeau7713/
Plajats7711/
Pliacos779/
Pellaca777/
Pleckas776/
Pliacka774/
Plachka773/
Plakash773/
Pleasca772/
Plagkas772/
Placaud772/
Plakais771/
Pleakas771/
Plaucea771/
Plachca771/
Plaka732,781/
Placo73114/
Plaschka71376/
Pliagkas7137/
Pillhaca7112/
Plauskas715/
Platkajs712/
Plackkat712/
Pillacca712/
Piollaca711/
Platkais711/
Platseas711/
Pliatsas711/
Plazos67947/
Pliaka67815/
Placko67534/
Placco67420/
Plakaj67296/
Plasos67290/
Plosca67280/
Placey67238/
Plasko67182/
Plakha67159/
Plyaka67138/
Plakay67125/
Plajos6791/
Plasco6772/
Plakos6769/
Platco6739/
Plakasova6726/
Plazaz6722/
Pllaka6719/
Plokas6715/
Plauka6714/
Pliaco6711/
Plaskó679/
Plakai676/
Plakah675/
Plaška675/
Plakka674/
Plasaz674/
Placot673/
Plotca672/
Plaico671/
Playco671/
Plaqua671/
Plasoz671/
Plagka671/
Plakad671/
Plakoa671/
Plekas671/
Plocah671/
Pplaka671/
Pladka670/

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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 Placas
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