Placencia Surname
Approximately 21,621 people bear this surname
Placencia Surname User-submission:
Spanish: habitational name from a Castilianized form of Basque Plaentzia a town in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, also known as Soraluze.
Placencia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 4,254 | 1:29,179 | 1,909 |
| United States | 3,866 | 1:93,756 | 10,528 |
| Chile | 3,050 | 1:5,776 | 679 |
| Cuba | 2,988 | 1:3,856 | 490 |
| Ecuador | 2,192 | 1:7,256 | 1,185 |
| Dominican Republic | 2,041 | 1:5,112 | 536 |
| Philippines | 1,550 | 1:65,315 | 11,146 |
| Peru | 875 | 1:36,325 | 3,494 |
| Venezuela | 370 | 1:81,633 | 3,258 |
| Spain | 219 | 1:213,480 | 14,387 |
| Brazil | 76 | 1:2,816,768 | 83,410 |
| Argentina | 69 | 1:619,470 | 43,674 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Uruguay | 12 | 1:285,980 | 20,148 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Belize | 3 | 1:118,491 | 3,439 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Placência (1) are calculated separately.
Placencia (173) may also be a first name.
Placencia Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Spanish: habitational name from a Castilianized form of Basque Plaentzia a town in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, also known as Soraluze.
- David Ortiz De La TorrePlacencia Demographics
Average Male Placencia Height
171.98 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Placencia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Placencia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Placencia is held by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Placência. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Placencia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 24,957th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 337,059 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Placencia live; 36 percent live in North America and 23 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. Placencia is also the 694,534th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 173 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is carried by 4,254 people, or 1 in 29,179. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Jalisco, where 26 percent are found, Baja California, where 9 percent are found and Sinaloa, where 8 percent are found. Not including Mexico Placencia exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Chile, where 14 percent are found.
Placencia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Placencia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Placencia surname rose 38,660 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Placencia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Placencia surname are 41.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Placencia earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 13.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,686 per year; in United States they earn 18.63% less than the national average, earning $35,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning $50,843 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placência | 96 | 1 | / |
| Plascencia | 95 | 37,558 | / |
| Placsencia | 95 | 20 | / |
| Placencias | 95 | 12 | / |
| Placiencia | 95 | 9 | / |
| Placentcia | 95 | 2 | / |
| Plazcencia | 95 | 1 | / |
| Plasciencia | 90 | 2 | / |
| Plasscencia | 90 | 1 | / |
| Plasencia | 89 | 27,758 | / |
| Placencio | 89 | 4,563 | / |
| Placincia | 89 | 8 | / |
| Plazencia | 89 | 4 | / |
| Plascncia | 89 | 4 | / |
| Placencea | 89 | 2 | / |
| Plascenca | 89 | 1 | / |
| Platencia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Placemcia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plocencia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plancia | 88 | 260 | / |
| Plascencio | 84 | 235 | / |
| Plassencia | 84 | 15 | / |
| Plaszencia | 84 | 3 | / |
| Plasencias | 84 | 3 | / |
| Plaseencia | 84 | 1 | / |
| Plasenciea | 84 | 1 | / |
| Pleasencia | 84 | 1 | / |
| Placenza | 82 | 202 | / |
| Plasenca | 82 | 2 | / |
| Placenco | 82 | 1 | / |
| Planca | 80 | 317 | / |
| Plasencio | 78 | 1,813 | / |
| Plasincia | 78 | 6 | / |
| Plasencea | 78 | 4 | / |
| Plasencza | 78 | 3 | / |
| Plasència | 78 | 1 | / |
| Placêncio | 78 | 1 | / |
| Plosencia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Plásencia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Plancha | 75 | 113 | / |
| Plancio | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pleascenco | 74 | 1 | / |
| Planchea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Planco | 67 | 1,637 | / |
| Phlanchai | 67 | 101 | / |
| Plianchoi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Plianchai | 67 | 22 | / |
| Planza | 67 | 8 | / |
| Plonca | 67 | 3 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Placencia
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