Plaha Surname

283,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Plaha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plaha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5931:1,293,53450,843
England3751:148,58114,225
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Germany901:894,50563,669
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Austria181:473,08046,251
Norway181:285,68329,080
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Plaha (14) may also be a first name.

Plaha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plaha (Hindi: प्लाह, Marathi: पलाहा) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 283,476th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,362,433 people. The surname Plaha is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Plaha live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Plaha is also the 3,024,661st most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Plaha is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 593 people, or 1 in 1,293,534. In India Plaha is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 55 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 13 percent reside and Delhi, where 10 percent reside. Barring India this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Plaha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plaha has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plaha last name rose 1,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plaha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plaha last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plaha earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 7.67% less than the national average, earning 319,538 kr per year; in United States they earn 39.19% more than the national average, earning $60,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.1% more than the national average, earning $58,678 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pllaha91181/
Plahay919/
Phlaha914/
Plaa89437/
Plah89149/
Plha8999/
Plahova83112/
Plahajj831/
Plach80654/
Plaat80494/
Plaas80282/
Pleah80273/
Plahe80136/
Pleha80100/
Plahs8096/
Plash8095/
Plajh8043/
Plahy8039/
Plaaß8037/
Pléha8031/
Plaht8028/
Plahý8018/
Plaah802/
Plaai802/
Plaph801/
Plhad801/
Plaãa801/
Plaad801/
Plaay800/
Plahhova771/
Pla7522,384/
Placht73400/
Pillah73330/
Phlaat73242/
Plauth73241/
Plaats7378/
Pellah7377/
Pillaa7365/
Plloha7358/
Pleash7352/
Plahey7323/
Plauch7320/
Phlash7312/
Plaass738/
Plaahs737/
Plaath737/
Plaich736/
Pleach735/
Ploaia732/
Plaith732/
Pillha732/
Plaaya732/
Plaush731/
Pliath731/
Plachz731/
Playsh731/
Plauhy731/
Plaait731/
Platch730/
Plaatz730/
Plaatt730/
Plas675,290/
Plea674,890/
Plat673,942/
Plaz671,436/
Plaß671,186/
Play67891/
Pöllath67742/
Plai67507/
Ploh67381/
Plau67353/
Ppla67308/
Platsch67204/
Plla67139/
Plad6768/
Plaasch6765/
Phla6758/
Pillach6742/
Pellach6740/
Plia6719/
Plaj6719/
Plya679/
Pillash677/
Pellath675/
Pléa675/
Pillaih674/
Ploa673/
Plga672/
Plahová672/
Plaï672/
Pillaai672/
Pleauth671/
Pillhaa671/
Plap671/
Pilladh671/
Pellaph671/
Plehacz671/
Plâa671/
Pillayh671/
Pleasch671/
Plaisch670/

Plaha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plaha in the Hindi language
प्लाहplaha73.91
प्लाहाplaha26.09
Plaha in the Marathi language
पलाहाpalaha60
लाहाlaha40

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