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

The surname Placke is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Placke? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 216,923^rd most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,853,805 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Placke reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,018 people, or 1 in 79,082. In Germany Placke is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 54 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Germany it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.

Placke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Placke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Placke surname expanded 880 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Placke Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Placke last name are 16.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.44% being 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.