Placer Surname

125,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Placer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Placer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,3401:43,2646,910
Spain5841:80,0556,911
United States3171:1,143,40482,127
Puerto Rico881:40,3421,025
Slovenia501:49,7548,293
Czechia401:265,83735,277
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
India181:42,614,743461,117
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
France101:6,642,272293,169
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Placer (327) may also be a first name.

Placer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Placer is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Placer.

How Common Is The Last Name Placer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Placer is the 125,987th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,018,711 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Placer are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 65 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 484,932nd most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 327 people.

It is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,340 people, or 1 in 43,264. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Western Visayas, where 20 percent live, Bicol, where 19 percent live and National Capital Region, where 15 percent live. Other than The Philippines this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Placer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Placer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Placer last name rose 1,093 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Placer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Placer last name are 43.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Placer earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $22,940,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 22.21% more than the national average, earning $52,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Placker92320/
Placier92319/
Placher92195/
Placere9214/
Placzer923/
Plaicer920/
Platcer920/
Place9118,366/
Pleacher8657/
Plascher8644/
Platcher8637/
Pellacer8615/
Pflacher867/
Plachert865/
Pillacer865/
Plaicher862/
Plascier861/
Plackert861/
Placet83736/
Places83723/
Plager83533/
Plaice83484/
Pleace83291/
Plache83255/
Placey83238/
Plazer83182/
Plajer83128/
Placed8379/
Plaser8359/
Placie8353/
Plaker8323/
Plasce836/
Playce834/
Placir834/
Plauce833/
Plaqer833/
Placea831/
Placjr831/
Plajce831/
Pliace831/
Hplace831/
Placee830/
Placerová8046/
Plahtcher8013/
Platscher808/
Plauscher805/
Placerova802/
Platzer778,793/
Placesh771,978/
Plocher771,404/
Plauche771,149/
Plasser77551/
Plachez77255/
Pflager77219/
Plaiche77209/
Plajzer77208/
Plasier77174/
Plauger77144/
Plazier77140/
Plasker77122/
Plocker7793/
Plasche7780/
Plazzer7775/
Plazerd7738/
Plasger7735/
Plagere7728/
Plachet7716/
Plascie7716/
Platser7710/
Plaiser777/
Plajere777/
Phlager776/
Pillace774/
Plaščer773/
Plaches772/
Placied772/
Placees771/
Pladger771/
Plagger771/
Plasere771/
Plazjer771/
Pleager771/
Plauzer771/
Plagert771/
Plaaser771/
Plaucea771/
Plaqere771/
Plarzer771/
Plachey770/
Playzer770/
Pflaker770/
Plasher770/
Pflazer770/
Plauser770/
Pleaser770/
Plaucet770/
Plaiger770/
Pleaschier752/
Plasschert751/
Placi73484/
Plaze73273/
Placy73249/
Plaxe7356/
Plase7348/
Ploce7311/
Plaisier711,680/
Plaizier71548/
Plassier71118/
Ploucher71115/
Plaatzer7154/
Plotcher7136/
Plassche7135/
Pellazer7124/
Playsier7122/
Plattser7117/
Pfleager7116/
Pliauzer7114/
Plockier7112/
Pflauger7112/
Pellasce7111/
Plaasche715/
Plockher714/
Plashche714/
Plochere713/
Ploucker712/
Plajszer712/
Pillazer712/
Pillager711/
Pleadger711/
Plaschge711/
Plaugier711/
Plauszer711/
Playzier711/
Pliauxer711/
Ploscher711/
Phleager710/
Phlocher710/
Plaugger710/
Plattzer710/
Plautche710/
Plasse673,806/
Plachý672,098/
Plachy67920/
Placid67761/
Ploger67366/
Plachi67289/
Placis6784/
Ploche6772/
Plájer6772/
Please6763/
Plaize6756/
Plaise6755/
Ploker6742/
Plózer6734/
Plozer6717/
Pleice6712/
Plaitsier6710/
Plause676/
Plasir675/
Placit675/
Plasie672/
Pleaze672/
Plashe672/
Ployce672/
Plasee672/
Plaseh672/
Plauze672/
Plaatches672/
Plazze671/
P'Lahache671/
Pflãœcker671/
Plases671/
Plashchey671/
Plaché671/
Pleischer671/
Plázer671/
Plojer671/
Ploser671/
Plotscher671/
Plasci671/
Platci671/
Playcy671/
Plasey670/
Pflautzer670/
Playse670/
Plauchett670/
Plausserd670/
Playze670/

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