Placha Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Placha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Placha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5851:64,97210,199
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Slovakia241:222,35235,659
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Plachá (2,054) are calculated separately.

Placha Last Name Facts

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

Placha (Russian: Плача) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Plachá. For other possible spellings of Placha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Placha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 452,985th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. The surname Placha occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Placha live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 585 people, or 1 in 64,972. Apart from Poland this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Placha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Placha last name are 28.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Placha earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.15% more than the national average, earning $43,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.45% more than the national average, earning $56,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plachá942,054/
Plachai9249/
Plaucha9237/
Platcha926/
Pliacha925/
Plachas924/
Plaacha921/
Placa911,534/
Phlachai86192/
Platchai86149/
Pliachas86108/
Plaichat864/
Plachaud861/
Plachait861/
Plachý832,098/
Plachy83920/
Plecha83311/
Plachi83289/
Plache83255/
Plakha83159/
Plasha83130/
Placia83125/
Plocha83102/
Placho8377/
Plauca8329/
Placay833/
Placea831/
Plaché831/
Pllaca831/
Plauschat807/
Plaschatz800/
Pillaca779,651/
Plauche771,149/
Plachez77255/
Plaiche77209/
Ploucha77202/
Placher77195/
Pliakha7773/
Plachot7761/
Placias7732/
Plachet7716/
Plochai7714/
Placeau7713/
Plauché778/
Plyakha777/
Pellaca777/
Pleasha775/
Platchi775/
Plaches772/
Plashay772/
Plahajj771/
Plechaa771/
Plaucea771/
Plaucho771/
Plaucia771/
Plochaň771/
Plachyi771/
Ploycha771/
Plachey770/
Phlachaowa751/
Plaza73139,823/
Plasa73915/
Placo73114/
Plaça7336/
Plaxa7322/
Phlachit71383/
Pleacher7157/
Platcher7137/
Pillhaca7112/
Plochacz7110/
Pflacher717/
Plashche714/
Plochaus713/
Phleacia712/
Plaicher712/
Ploychat712/
Ploychad712/
Ploychay712/
Pleajhai711/
Ploychai711/
Plautche710/
Placio671,806/
Plazza67486/
Placey67238/
Plassa67193/
Platsa67142/
Plecho67134/
Plasaj67108/
Phlasa67105/
Phlaichit67102/
Ploche6772/
Plokha6760/
Phlaachip6753/
Phloichat6740/
Plochý6739/
Platco6739/
Plochá6738/
Phloichai6729/
Plasas6724/
Plasai6719/
Plochi6716/
Plosah6716/
Plahtcher6713/
Plasay6711/
Pliaco6711/
Plozha6711/
Płecha676/
Pleasa676/
Plhaji675/
Pliasa674/
Plasaz674/
Plausa674/
Ploché673/
Plasia673/
Plačas673/
Phlaxa672/
Plaatches672/
Plauza672/
Ploshchai672/
Pelliacia671/
Plaico671/
Plaisa671/
Playco671/
Plojah671/
P'Lahache671/
Plasad671/
Plashchey671/
Platza671/
Plageh671/
Plauča671/
Plazaa671/
Plazai671/
Hplaza671/
Playsa671/
Plajai671/
Pladsa671/
Plocah671/
Plosha671/
Pellascho670/
Plauchett670/

Placha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Placha in the Russian language
Плачаplaca-

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