Placey Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Placey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Placey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
England241:2,321,58686,519
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Placey Last Name Facts

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

Placey is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Placey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Placey is the 1,052,587th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Placey are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 1,878,026. In The United States it is most common in: New Hampshire, where 21 percent live, Vermont, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Placey occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Placey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Placey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Placey last name increased 1,930 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 185 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Placey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Placey surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

The amount Placey earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 11.67% less than the national average, earning $38,113 USD per year and in Canada they earn 77.64% more than the national average, earning $88,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plackey9214/
Plachey920/
Place9118,366/
Placy91249/
Placer833,610/
Placke831,891/
Plachy83920/
Placet83736/
Places83723/
Plaice83484/
Pleace83291/
Plache83255/
Placed8379/
Placie8353/
Placky8316/
Plakey838/
Plasce836/
Plagce836/
Placce835/
Playce834/
Plauce833/
Placay833/
Placea831/
Plajce831/
Pliace831/
Hplace831/
Playcy831/
Plasey830/
Plaece830/
Placee830/
Plashchey801/
Placesh771,978/
Plauche771,149/
Placker77320/
Placier77319/
Plaschy77285/
Plachez77255/
Plassey77224/
Plaiche77209/
Placher77195/
Plaskey77100/
Plasche7780/
Plachky7756/
Plackie7731/
Plachet7716/
Plascie7716/
Plaacke7713/
Plockey776/
Plaikey774/
Pillace774/
Placket773/
Plaucae773/
Placzer773/
Plachke773/
Plaches772/
Placied772/
Placees771/
Plachue771/
Plackee771/
Plaucke771/
Plaucea771/
Placque771/
Plachyi771/
Pleasey770/
Plaicer770/
Platcer770/
Plaucet770/
Plaisey770/
Placa731,534/
Plake73926/
Plage73675/
Placi73484/
Plaze73273/
Plazy73242/
Plice7390/
Plaxe7356/
Plase7348/
Plasy7323/
Placé7319/
Ploce7311/
Plaje731/
Plocy731/
Plaky730/
Plaschke71981/
Plackett71682/
Pleacher7157/
Plascher7144/
Platcher7137/
Plassche7135/
Placquet7117/
Pellacer7115/
Pellasce7111/
Pflacher717/
Pillacer715/
Plaasche715/
Plaseyed714/
Plashche714/
Plaicher712/
Plasceia711/
Plaschge711/
Plautche710/
Plasse673,806/
Plagge672,504/
Plachý672,098/
Plachá672,054/
Placca671,953/
Placid67761/
Placha67749/
Placci67574/
Platje67561/
Plager67533/
Plasky67433/
Plachi67289/
Pleake67188/
Plazer67182/
Plakke67153/
Pleece67126/
Placia67125/
Plakay67125/
Placas67116/
Placis6784/
Platke6781/
Plassy6775/
Plocke6774/
Ploche6772/
Please6763/
Plaser6759/
Plaize6756/
Plaise6755/
Plaschkes6734/
Plazyi6731/
Plozay6730/
Plauca6729/
Plages6723/
Plaske6723/
Plaker6723/
Plaige6720/
Plocky6720/
Placka6717/
Platky6717/
Plaque6716/
Plosay6714/
Plazet6714/
Plahtcher6713/
Pleice6712/
Plasay6711/
Platscher678/
Plakie677/
Plause676/
Plakeh676/
Plakys675/
Phlake675/
Placit675/
Plauscher675/
Plagie674/
Plaget673/
Plaqer673/
Plaisy673/
Plasie672/
Placsi672/
Pleaze672/
Plagee672/
Plashe672/
Plauge672/
Ployce672/
Plazes672/
Plasee672/
Plaseh672/
Pleyzy672/
Pliauckys672/
Plauze672/
Plaatches672/
Platxe671/
Plazky671/
Plazyo671/
Ploece671/
Plosey671/
Platze671/
Plazze671/
P'Lahache671/
Plaqet671/
Plases671/
Placat671/
Plaché671/
Plageh671/
Plazca671/
Plazie671/
Plaßky671/
Pllaca671/
Plokay671/
Platcheus671/
Plakyi671/
Plasci671/
Platci671/
Playsa671/
Plajeu671/
Playse670/
Plauchett670/
Phlage670/
Pladky670/
Playze670/
Platsy670/

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