Plaga Surname

188,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Poland

Plaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines9671:104,69318,213
Poland5401:70,38711,028
Germany4731:170,20220,054
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England131:4,286,005132,302
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
France91:7,380,302306,885
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Plaga (36) may also be a first name.

Plaga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plaga occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 188,791st most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,254,822 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Plaga are found; 43 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 43 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Plaga is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 36 people.

This last name is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 967 people, or 1 in 104,693. In The Philippines Plaga is most numerous in: Western Visayas, where 48 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 12 percent live and National Capital Region, where 8 percent live. Barring The Philippines Plaga exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 21 percent live.

Plaga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plaga has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plaga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plaga surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Plaga earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Planga91383/
Plagas9115/
Plauga914/
Plagat911/
Pillaga83954/
Plangaj83142/
Plyauga8358/
Pliagas8317/
Plangga8315/
Plaugas839/
Pliauga838/
Pellaga831/
Playgay831/
Plage80675/
Plago80126/
Plega8067/
Plagi8015/
Planggay771/
Plange736,959/
Plagge732,504/
Plager73533/
Plagos7388/
Plaugo7382/
Plangi7340/
Plyago7333/
Plagou7326/
Plagis7325/
Plages7323/
Plango7322/
Plaige7320/
Plañge7317/
Plaggi7316/
Plagui7312/
Plagès737/
Plagie734/
Plaget733/
Plauge732/
Plagee732/
Plegai732/
Plogas732/
Plaghi732/
Plãgat731/
Pleago731/
Plageh731/
Phlega730/
Plasgo730/
Phlage730/
Pellagaud7119/
Pflager67219/
Plauger67144/
Pillage67121/
Pillega67107/
Pliaugo6741/
Pellega6735/
Plasger6735/
Plagges6727/
Plaghos6719/
Pliagos6713/
Pellage679/
Pleagui678/
Pliogas677/
Phlager676/
Pellagi676/
Pillago674/
Plaggui673/
Playguy673/
Phlages672/
Plangey671/
Pellagy671/
Plagger671/
Plaughe671/
Plaughy671/
Pleager671/
Plounga671/
Plagueh671/
Plaingo671/
Pellago671/
Phlonga671/
Planghe670/
Plaiger670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plaga
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