Plaetz Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Plaetz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plaetz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Plaetz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plaetz is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaetz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plaetz is the 2,034,059th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Plaetz reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 4,588,088. In The United States Plaetz is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 96 percent reside, Illinois, where 1 percent reside and South Dakota, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 5 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Plaetz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plaetz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plaetz surname increased 494 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plaetz Last Name Statistics demography

Plaetz earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.17% more than the national average, earning $49,694 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plawetz9244/
Platz9111,077/
Pletz912,900/
Plaet9121/
Plaez9116/
Plautz832,614/
Ploetz831,524/
Playez83124/
Pleitz83110/
Plietz83107/
Plaete8382/
Phlaet8323/
Plaeth8318/
Plattz832/
Pleotz831/
Plaett831/
Plaiez831/
Pleutz831/
Plettz830/
Plaest830/
Pluetz830/
Plaatz830/
Plez80627/
Plae808/
Plaetzsch802/
Pleitez777,299/
Pleytez77180/
Pellatz77130/
Pelletz7751/
Ploetze7725/
Pillatz7714/
Plojetz7712/
Plaitez775/
Plautze775/
Pellaez773/
Plaethe772/
Playtez772/
Ploetzz771/
Pleitze771/
Pleietz771/
Plawets771/
Plötz734,489/
Plotz731,751/
Plets73683/
Plahe73136/
Phlae7399/
Plätz7358/
Ploet7346/
Placz7321/
Plaes738/
Plaae738/
Plezh737/
Plaey734/
Playz733/
Plaiz732/
Pleaz732/
Plauz732/
Ploez731/
Plezz731/
Plaea731/
Pláez731/
Plaee731/
Pletzsch7111/
Platzsch711/
Pleythez711/
Pletts67188/
Ploutz67186/
Pellae67179/
Plötze67132/
Plietzsch67117/
Pellez6793/
Ployez6782/
Pleets6739/
Pillez6737/
Pillae6735/
Plahey6723/
Pledts6718/
Plaesh6717/
Playaz6715/
Phloet6711/
Plauts675/
Pletsh674/
Pleats673/
Plahes672/
Playie671/
Poelliatz671/
Plooet671/
Plaher671/
Plaits671/
Ploëtz671/
Ploedt671/
Pletds671/
Pflauz670/
Pluitz670/
Ploesz670/
Plaece670/

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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 Plaetz
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