Placzek Surname

169,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Placzek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Placzek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2601:63,8938,215
United States6541:554,21945,765
Poland1871:203,25527,063
England1171:476,22330,919
Czechia701:151,90723,478
France631:1,054,329115,549
Canada571:646,41452,764
Australia341:793,99150,673
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Wales41:773,63329,106
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Placzek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Placzek occurs most in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Placzek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 169,447th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,861,227 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Placzek reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,260 people, or 1 in 63,893. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Poland, where 7 percent live.

Placzek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Placzek surname are 9.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.36% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Placzek earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 10.2% more than the national average, earning $47,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.57% more than the national average, earning $74,809 CAD per year.

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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 Placzek
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