Placia Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Placia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Placia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1211:836,68078,497
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Placia (20) may also be a first name.

Placia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Placia has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Placia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,612,213th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Placia live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Placia is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 20 people.

The surname Placia is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 836,680. In The Philippines Placia is primarily found in: Central Visayas, where 75 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 15 percent reside and Davao Region, where 7 percent reside. Barring The Philippines Placia is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Placias9232/
Plaucia921/
Placa911,534/
Phleacia862/
Placio831,806/
Placha83749/
Plauca8329/
Placay833/
Plasia833/
Pllaca831/
Placea831/
Plaisa831/
Pelliacia801/
Pillaca779,651/
Placios77316/
Plachai7749/
Plaucha7737/
Phlaisa7718/
Placeau7713/
Pellaca777/
Platcha776/
Pliacha775/
Plachas774/
Ploycia771/
Plaacio771/
Plaucea771/
Plaacha771/
Plaza73139,823/
Plasa73915/
Placo73114/
Plaça7336/
Plaxa7322/
Phlachai71192/
Platchai71149/
Pliachas71108/
Pillhaca7112/
Plaissay7110/
Plaichat714/
Ploytcia711/
Plachait711/
Plachaud711/
Plachá672,054/
Plazza67486/
Placey67238/
Plassa67193/
Platsa67142/
Plasha67130/
Plasaj67108/
Phlasa67105/
Placho6777/
Platco6739/
Plozai6734/
Plasio6730/
Plasas6724/
Plosia6723/
Plasai6719/
Pliaco6711/
Plasay6711/
Plauschat677/
Pleasa676/
Plasaz674/
Pliasa674/
Plausa674/
Plačas673/
Plauza672/
Phlaxa672/
Plácio671/
Plaico671/
Playco671/
Plasad671/
Platza671/
Plaissais671/
Plauča671/
Plazaa671/
Plazai671/
Hplaza671/
Playsa671/
Pladsa671/
Plaschatz670/

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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 Placia
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