Placke Surname

216,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Placke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Placke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0181:79,0829,998
United States8361:433,56337,358
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Placke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Placke is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Placke.

How Common Is The Last Name Placke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 216,923rd most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,853,805 people. Placke is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Placke reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,018 people, or 1 in 79,082. In Germany Placke is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 54 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 4 percent live. Besides Germany Placke is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Placke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Placke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 880 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Placke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Placke are 16.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.44% registered with the party.

Placke earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $44,045 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Placker92320/
Plackie9231/
Plackey9214/
Placzke9214/
Plaacke9213/
Placket923/
Plachke923/
Plackee921/
Plaucke921/
Place9118,366/
Plack911,615/
Plake91926/
Plaschke86981/
Plackett86682/
Platzcke862/
Plaice83484/
Pleace83291/
Plache83255/
Placey83238/
Pleake83188/
Plakke83153/
Platke8381/
Plocke8374/
Plauck8352/
Plecke8344/
Plaske8323/
Plaker8323/
Placka8317/
Placky8316/
Plakey838/
Plakie837/
Plaeke837/
Plagce836/
Plakeh836/
Phlake835/
Placce835/
Playce834/
Plauce833/
Placgk832/
Plicke832/
Placea831/
Plajce831/
Pliace831/
Hplace831/
Plaack830/
Placee830/
Plak801,715/
Plac80266/
Plaschkes8034/
Platschke802/
Plauche771,149/
Platzke77247/
Plaakie77232/
Plaiche77209/
Phlaket77145/
Plachký77136/
Plasker77122/
Pellack77116/
Plaskey77100/
Plocker7793/
Pflicke7771/
Pillack7770/
Plachky7756/
Placzki7736/
Plattke7734/
Platske7720/
Plöcker7720/
Pliakes7711/
Plaszke777/
Plockey776/
Plaiske774/
Plaikey774/
Pillace774/
Pliacka774/
Plashke773/
Plakkie773/
Plachki772/
Plotcke772/
Pladket772/
Platkes771/
Plaucea771/
Placque771/
Plöckes771/
Plyaket771/
Plachey770/
Pflaker770/
Plllack770/
Plaka732,781/
Plock731,910/
Placa731,534/
Pleak73138/
Plhak73113/
Phlak7399/
Ploke7387/
Plakk7376/
Plaki7372/
Plauk7327/
Placé7319/
Plask7317/
Plyak7316/
Placq7314/
Plasc7313/
Phlac7312/
Ploce7311/
Plakh7310/
Plaic736/
Pleke735/
Placì735/
Plaik732/
Plazk732/
Plike732/
Platc732/
Placc731/
Placs731/
Plaky730/
Placková71572/
Ploschke71116/
Plackova7138/
Pfluecke7128/
Plashkes7123/
Plackitt7121/
Placquet7117/
Plawecka7113/
Plockher714/
Pillaick713/
Ploucker712/
Pillaike711/
Platscka711/
Plackowa711/
Plasketh710/
Placca671,953/
Pliaka67815/
Plasky67433/
Plotke67407/
Pflock67320/
Plocki67303/
Pillac67303/
Plakaj67296/
Plachi67289/
Plecki67229/
Pillatzke67194/
Plakha67159/
Plyaka67138/
Pellak67127/
Plakay67125/
Pillak67117/
Pliaki6788/
Plague6783/
Platschka6773/
Ploche6772/
Pleick6754/
Plekeu6750/
Ploker6742/
Plouck6739/
Plakio6734/
Plauca6729/
Plocky6720/
Pllaka6719/
Plocka6717/
Platky6717/
Plaque6716/
Plauka6714/
Pleice6712/
Plakoi6712/
Plakit6711/
Plakht678/
Phlyak678/
Plaukh677/
Plakké677/
Plakai676/
Plauks676/
Plakys675/
Ploske675/
Plakka674/
Pellac674/
Plaucs674/
Plyaks673/
Plaqer673/
Placay673/
Plyakh672/
Ployce672/
Plakki672/
Pliauckys672/
Plactt671/
Platkc671/
Plazky671/
Pliock671/
Pillatcki671/
P'Lahache671/
Pflãœcker671/
Phlaik671/
Plaqet671/
Plackkova671/
Plagka671/
Plakoa671/
Plaßky671/
Pleike671/
Plekeh671/
Plhackova671/
Pllaca671/
Plikhe671/
Plakyi671/
Plaaki671/
Plodck671/
Pplaka671/
Plueke670/
Pleuck670/
Pleaks670/
Pladky670/
Plocks670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Placke
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