Placko Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Placko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Placko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3931:922,28769,218
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Slovakia191:280,86641,728
France191:3,495,933219,029
Latvia61:341,67426,199
England51:11,143,612252,590
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Plačko (419) are calculated separately.

Placko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Placko is found most in The United States. It can occur as a variant: Plačko. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Placko? popularity and diffusion

Placko is the 585,898th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Placko live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Placko is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 393 people, or 1 in 922,287. In The United States Placko is most numerous in: Ohio, where 21 percent live, Illinois, where 19 percent live and New Jersey, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent live and Poland, where 5 percent live.

Placko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Placko has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Placko last name grew 5,614 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Placko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Placko surname are 17.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.81% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Placko earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.79% more than the national average, earning $43,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.18% more than the national average, earning $63,188 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plačko94419/
Plachko9264/
Placsko9242/
Placzko9211/
Plascko924/
Platcko921/
Placo91114/
Plako9114/
Plaschko86113/
Platchko866/
Plakoo83649/
Placco83420/
Plasko83182/
Plecko83161/
Plyako83100/
Plasco8372/
Platco8339/
Pliako8328/
Playko8323/
Placka8317/
Plakoi8312/
Pliaco8311/
Plakou8310/
Placos834/
Placot833/
Plaico831/
Plauko831/
Plazko831/
Playco831/
Plaiko831/
Plakoa831/
Plakoš831/
Platschko805/
Pliachkou802/
Pliakos77696/
Plakosh77450/
Pliakou77256/
Plachká77121/
Plashko7774/
Platsko7757/
Plakhoy7730/
Plaskos7728/
Plaskoň7728/
Plakoss7723/
Placskó7717/
Plakkot7716/
Phlakho7716/
Plaszko7715/
Plyakot7715/
Plaskot7715/
Plockot7710/
Pliacos779/
Plochko778/
Plachco777/
Pellaco777/
Pliacka774/
Plachka773/
Plackas771/
Pillaco771/
Plattko771/
Platzko771/
Plaka732,781/
Placa731,534/
Ploco7327/
Pleko7318/
Pleco7312/
Ploko731/
Pliashko71512/
Plaschka71376/
Pliagkos71108/
Plyashko7191/
Plyatsko7172/
Plascott7166/
Phlakhot7166/
Pliagkou7139/
Phlaikho7130/
Pliackas716/
Pellasco715/
Plackkat712/
Platkojs712/
Pillasco711/
Plaskocz711/
Platscka711/
Platskos711/
Platskou711/
Pliakhot711/
Placca671,953/
Plotko671,006/
Plakas67834/
Pliaka67815/
Plakha67159/
Plyaka67138/
Placas67116/
Platschka6773/
Pleyko6757/
Plokho6751/
Plocco6733/
Plauca6729/
Pllaka6719/
Pleiko6716/
Plexco6715/
Plauka6714/
Pelliasco6713/
Plaskó679/
Plekho678/
Plaszkocz678/
Plecka676/
Plakah675/
Plaška675/
Plakka674/
Plehko673/
Plodko671/
Plouko671/
Pleèko671/
Placat671/
Plagka671/
Plakad671/
Plazca671/
Ploško671/
Pllaca671/
Pplaka671/
Pladka670/
Pleeco670/

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