Placidus Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Placidus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Placidus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia221:109,5189,023
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Placidus (891) may also be a first name.

Placidus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Placidus is found most in Namibia. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Placidus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,372,517th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Placidus occurs mostly in Africa, where 42 percent of Placidus live; 35 percent live in Western Europe and 35 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 272,255th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 891 people.

The surname is most numerous in Namibia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 109,518. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Oshana Region, where 77 percent live, Omusati Region, where 18 percent live and Hardap Region, where 5 percent live. Besides Namibia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent live and Malaysia, where 12 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Placidus
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