Plafka Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Plafka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plafka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Plafka Last Name Facts

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

Plafka occurs most in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plafka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plafka is the 6,723,624th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Plafka are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany Plafka is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 100 percent live. Other than Germany Plafka is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Plafka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plafka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plafka surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plefka83340/
Plavka8378/
Plawka8319/
Plafky839/
Plafke839/
Pflefka7745/
Plaffke772/
Plafhko772/
Pleffka771/
Pfleefka711/
Plewka673,617/
Plevka67360/
Plavko67261/
Plávka6790/
Plawky6765/
Plöwka6722/
Plawke6713/
Plefko677/
Plavki672/
Plavký671/
Plowka671/
Plofker6246/
Plawker6221/
Ploewka626/
Plefkey622/
Plavcko621/
Plawkey621/
Plavcah621/
Pillatvki531/
Plewko50331/
Plovko503/

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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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  • 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 Plafka
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