Plaganyi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Plaganyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plaganyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Plagányi (16) are calculated separately.

Plaganyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plaganyi is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Plagányi. For other potential spellings of Plaganyi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaganyi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Plaganyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Plaganyi reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Plaganyi is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Plaganyi is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 33 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 33 percent are found and Western Cape, where 33 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent are found.

Plaganyi Last Name Statistics demography

Plaganyi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.74% less than the national average, earning R 45,780 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plagányi9616/
Plagany9325/
Plagani931/
Plaganis8819/
Pllagani883/
Pellagani821/
Plagány8030/
Plagoni803/
Plagana801/
Plegányi759/
Plageney750/
Pillangoni673/
Ploegoni631/
Pliaugiene562/
Plegone531/

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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 Plaganyi
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