Plachová Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Plachová Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plachová Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392

The alternate forms: Plachova (3) & Pláchová (1) are calculated separately.

Plachová Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plachová occurs more in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Plachova or Pláchová. For other potential spellings of Plachová click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plachová? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Plachová are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Plachová is most commonly held in Czechia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 531,673. In Czechia it is most common in: Central Bohemian Region, where 35 percent reside, South Bohemian Region, where 30 percent reside and Prague, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Czechia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plachova963/
Pláchová961/
Plauchová9429/
Placová939/
Plochová88162/
Plahsová883/
Plauchova821/
Plocová80180/
Plasová80164/
Plajová8020/
Plazová802/
Plashchova7828/
Pellechová784/
Plehachova783/
Pleischová781/
Plach77654/
Plakhova753,228/
Plechova75151/
Plassová75137/
Platzová7538/
Plaszová756/
Plashova752/
Platcova752/
Plochova752/
Plahhova751/
Ploczová751/
Placht71400/
Plache71255/
Plauch7120/
Plyakhova7112/
Plaich716/
Pleach715/
Pillajová713/
Plachz711/
Plakhovoy711/
Plechoova711/
Platch710/
Plauche671,149/
Plaiche67209/
Plosová6763/
Pillach6742/
Pellach6740/
Plasova6713/
Plaxova6713/
Plazova678/
Plocova671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Plachová
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