Plach Surname

502,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Plach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2591:310,83231,514
Austria1631:52,2428,220
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Czechia281:379,76744,481
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Plach Last Name Facts

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

Plach is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plach? popularity and diffusion

It is the 502,491st most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,143,037 people. The last name Plach is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Plach are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Plach is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 310,832. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 50 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 36 percent live and Hesse, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Plach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Plach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Plach surname rose 1,236 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Plach are 48.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 95.35% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Plach earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.95% less than the national average, earning $36,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.9% more than the national average, earning $51,623 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plasch91431/
Placht91400/
Plache91255/
Plauch9120/
Plaich916/
Pleach915/
Plachz911/
Platch910/
Plac89266/
Plah89149/
Plauche831,149/
Plaiche83209/
Platsch83204/
Plasche8380/
Plaasch8365/
Pillach8342/
Pellach8340/
Pleasch831/
Plaisch830/
Place8018,366/
Ploch804,678/
Plaha801,359/
Plech80721/
Placi80484/
Pleah80273/
Plahe80136/
Plahs8096/
Plash8095/
Plajh8043/
Plahy8039/
Plaht8028/
Plöch8022/
Placz8021/
Plahý8018/
Plasc8013/
Phlac8012/
Plakh8010/
Plaic806/
Placì805/
Platc802/
Plaah802/
Plaph801/
Placs801/
Pillasch7791/
Plassche7735/
Plachová7723/
Plaasche775/
Plashche774/
Plachova773/
Platzsch771/
Plattsch770/
Plautche770/
Pla7522,384/
Plaice73484/
Pillah73330/
Pillac73303/
Pleace73291/
Plauth73241/
Pllaha73181/
Pellah7377/
Ploche7372/
Plotch7358/
Pleich7356/
Pleash7352/
Plouch7339/
Plyazh7333/
Plahey7323/
Plosch7318/
Phlash7312/
Plahay739/
Plaukh737/
Plaahs737/
Plaath737/
Plasce736/
Playce734/
Pellac734/
Phlaha734/
Plaucs734/
Plauce733/
Plyakh732/
Plaith732/
Plashe732/
Pleech732/
Pluich732/
Plaush731/
Pliath731/
Plajce731/
Playsh731/
Pliace731/
Hplace731/
Plasci731/
Platci731/
Plauhy731/
Plioch730/
Pillatsch7148/
Plauchová7129/
Pillatcsh711/
P'Lahache711/
Plauchova711/
Platschtt710/
Plas675,290/
Plea674,890/
Plat673,942/
Plaz671,436/
Plaß671,186/
Play67891/
Pöllath67742/
Plai67507/
Plaa67437/
Ploh67381/
Plau67353/
Ppla67308/
Ploc67250/
Pleisch67239/
Plax67152/
Plla67139/
Plahova67112/
Plha6799/
Plad6768/
Phla6758/
Pellech6754/
Plaszcz6729/
Plouche6726/
Plia6719/
Plaj6719/
Plotsch6710/
Placová679/
Plya679/
Pillhatsch678/
Pillash677/
Pellath675/
Pléa675/
Pillaih674/
Pillace674/
Pillaic673/
Ploa673/
Plehachova673/
Plga672/
Plahová672/
Plosche672/
Plaï672/
Pleitch672/
Plahajj671/
Pleauth671/
Plap671/
Pilladh671/
Pellaph671/
Plehacz671/
Plác671/
Plâa671/
Pillayh671/
Phlaikh671/

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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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  • 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 Plach
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