Plachetka Surname

327,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Plachetka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plachetka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4561:176,54720,706
Czechia2201:48,3348,083
Poland2031:187,23525,479
Slovakia1131:47,2259,049
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
England41:13,929,515290,718
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Plachetka Last Name Facts

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

Plachetka is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Plachetka.

How Common Is The Last Name Plachetka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 327,907th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,437,761 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Plachetka live; 48 percent live in Eastern Europe and 47 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Plachetka is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 456 people, or 1 in 176,547. In Germany Plachetka is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 19 percent are found and Poland, where 18 percent are found.

Plachetka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plachetka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plachetka surname expanded 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plachetka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Plachetka are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

Plachetka earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.39% more than the national average, earning $51,946 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plachettka951/
Plachetko8938/
Plachatka893/
Plachytka891/
Blachetka891/
Plakhetko7875/
Plechottka741/
Pelechytik6340/
Pelechytak631/
Puilya Chhatik611/
Plazaytko561/
Pelechodca531/

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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 Plachetka
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