Placing Surname

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

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Placing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Placing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Placing Last Name Facts

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

Placing is most common in Denmark. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Placing? popularity and diffusion

The surname Placing is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Placing occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Placing are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 297,090. In Denmark Placing is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 95 percent are found and North Denmark Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Denmark this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent are found and Switzerland, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Placking932/
Placin92100/
Plaing925/
Placina8668/
Plating8667/
Plasing8628/
Plachin8614/
Plascin866/
Plain833,199/
Plang831,544/
Platsing8090/
Phlachin8078/
Plaingue8056/
Phlasing8027/
Pflaging8024/
Plaating8014/
Platings8011/
Pleating805/
Phlaking804/
Plashing801/
Platting800/
Pleasing800/
Plassing800/
Plaxin771,982/
Plaine771,017/
Platin77665/
Plangg77178/
Plyang77101/
Plasin7774/
Phlang7762/
Pliang7743/
Pleang7710/
Pflang775/
P'Lang775/
Placen774/
Plaint773/
Pleing773/
Ploing773/
Plocin772/
Plangz771/
Planng771/
Phlain771/
Plangs771/
Plauschin7543/
Plaisaeng7531/
Pellachin7526/
Plyaschin751/
Pillachin751/
Plan731,909/
Plyashchin712,337/
Phlamng71299/
Phlasin71233/
Phlaisaeng71177/
Plaitin71162/
Pillain71146/
Plocina71117/
Plautin71114/
Plausin7145/
Plauschinn7142/
Phlyang7142/
Plassin7139/
Plaisen7139/
Phliang7136/
Plaștin7135/
Placent7127/
Plattin7118/
Plashin7117/
Plahina7115/
Plaisin7114/
Plojing7110/
Plahang718/
Pellang717/
Pleingh714/
Plocyng714/
Plyasin713/
Pillang713/
Placend713/
Plangue713/
Plaigne712/
Platijn712/
Playsin712/
Plascen711/
Plahtin711/
Plyaschina711/
Phladsingh711/
Plauschien711/
Plochin711/
Plainne711/
Plasint710/
Plant6728,504/
Plank6722,007/
Plane672,767/
Plein672,682/
Plahn67695/
Plong67558/
Phlan67442/
Plian67239/
Plion67221/
Planh67197/
Phlaisin67117/
Plyan67113/
Pilliang6786/
Pland6784/
Platinck6783/
Plean6775/
Plaan6763/
Phlaisen6756/
Uamplang6755/
Plaim6746/
Plann6732/
Planc6721/
Plashina6720/
Plaun6719/
Pillyang6714/
Plaisent6713/
Plaushin6711/
Pelleing6711/
Ploychin677/
Platteng676/
Plangova673/
Pllan672/
Ploin672/
Plyashin671/
Plascenc671/
Platn671/
Pleacent671/
Plgan671/
Plotking671/
Pellyang671/
Plangque671/
Plaisien671/
Plašienė671/
Plotzing671/
Phliaain671/
Pilliain670/
Plhan670/

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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 Placing
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