Placht Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Placht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Placht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1991:404,55037,233
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Austria371:230,14727,778
Norway251:205,69123,411
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Placht Last Name Facts

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

The surname Placht has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Placht? popularity and diffusion

The last name Placht is the 726,304th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Placht reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 404,550. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 24 percent reside, Hesse, where 19 percent reside and Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Austria, where 9 percent reside.

Placht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Placht has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Placht last name grew 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Placht Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Placht are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Placht earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 9.04% less than the national average, earning 314,779 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.71% less than the national average, earning $37,665 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plachte9232/
Plach91654/
Plaht9128/
Plasch83431/
Plache83255/
Plahte8352/
Plauch8320/
Plecht8311/
Plakht838/
Plaich836/
Pleach835/
Plactt831/
Plachz831/
Platch830/
Plat803,942/
Plah80149/
Plachtová80131/
Platschtt800/
Plauche771,149/
Plaiche77209/
Platsch77204/
Plasche7780/
Plaasch7765/
Pillach7742/
Pellach7740/
Pleasch771/
Plaisch770/
Platt7351,764/
Place7318,366/
Plate739,287/
Plath738,298/
Ploch734,678/
Plaut732,271/
Plast731,837/
Plaha731,359/
Plaat73494/
Plait73352/
Pleah73273/
Plats73140/
Plahe73136/
Pleat73121/
Plahs7396/
Plash7395/
Phlat7353/
Plajh7343/
Plahy7339/
Plyat7326/
Placz7321/
Plahý7318/
Pladt7314/
Plakh7310/
Plajt739/
Platì737/
Playt736/
Pliat733/
Plašt732/
Plaah732/
Plaph731/
Pillasch7191/
Plassche7135/
Plachová7123/
Plaasche715/
Plashche714/
Plachova713/
Plattsch710/
Plautche710/
Pla6722,384/
Platts676,932/
Platte674,214/
Plautz672,614/
Pellat67896/
Plault67726/
Plaice67484/
Plathe67474/
Pillat67473/
Pillah67330/
Pleace67291/
Phlaat67242/
Plauth67241/
Pllaha67181/
Phlyat67161/
Plaate67151/
Plyats67123/
Plaats6778/
Pellah6777/
Ploche6772/
Plotch6758/
Pleich6756/
Pleash6752/
Pillatsch6748/
Plaute6747/
Plouch6739/
Plaste6739/
Plauchová6729/
Pliats6726/
Plahey6723/
Plosch6718/
Phlash6712/
Plahay679/
Plaukh677/
Plaahs677/
Plaath677/
Plasce676/
Pleate676/
Plauts675/
Plhate675/
Playce674/
Phlaha674/
Pláate674/
Pyllat674/
Pleats673/
Plauce673/
Plautt673/
Plyakh672/
Plaith672/
Plashe672/
Plattz672/
Plyatt671/
Plaush671/
Pliath671/
Plyate671/
P'Lahache671/
Platss671/
Plauchova671/
Plaits671/
Plajce671/
Plaust671/
Playsh671/
Pliace671/
Pllaut671/
Hplace671/
Phlate671/
Plauhy671/
Plaait671/
Playte670/
Pllatt670/
Plaatz670/
Plioch670/
Plaatt670/
Phlatt670/
Playcette670/
Plaite670/
Plastt670/

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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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  • 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 Placht
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