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 last name Placidus is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Placidus? popularity and diffusion

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

This last name is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 109,518. In Namibia Placidus is most common in: Oshana Region, where 77 percent are found, Omusati Region, where 18 percent are found and Hardap Region, where 5 percent are found. Not including Namibia it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent are found and Malaysia, where 12 percent are found.

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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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