Plaetner Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Plaetner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plaetner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark931:60,6966,147
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Plaetner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plaetner is held by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaetner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,736,881st most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname Plaetner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Plaetner reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 60,696. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 48 percent live, North Denmark Region, where 20 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 14 percent live. Barring Denmark this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent live.

Plaetner Last Name Statistics demography

Plaetner earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.37% less than the national average, earning $45,026 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaettner9420/
Platner931,437/
Pletner93107/
Plaener9310/
Plattner889,047/
Plettner88655/
Pleitner88258/
Ploetner88133/
Plathner88111/
Plyatner8842/
Playtner8810/
Platnner881/
Plaenert881/
Plaenger880/
Plaitner880/
Plaene861/
Pleithner8259/
Ploettner8247/
Pleuthner8226/
Plaittner820/
Plotner801,564/
Plötner80799/
Ploener8036/
Plaenge804/
Plaenie800/
Plättner75231/
Plöttner75100/
Plottner7574/
Plöthner756/
Ploenger751/
Plautnerová741/
Plahinger711/
Ploenes67338/
Plotnir6771/
Plotnyr6722/
Ploennes6328/
Ployjine501/

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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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  • 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 Plaetner
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