Plaen Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Plaen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Cambodia | 12 | 1:1,290,596 | 5,991 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
Plaen (21) may also be a first name.
Plaen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plaen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Plaen is found most frequently in Switzerland. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Plaen? popularity and diffusion
Plaen is the 2,718,172nd most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Plaen reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held forename globally, held by 21 people.
It is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 315,881. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of Fribourg, where 100 percent live. Other than Switzerland it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.
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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 Plaen
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