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) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 283,476th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,362,433 people. It occurs predominantly 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 frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 593 people, or 1 in 1,293,534. In India it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 55 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 13 percent are found and Delhi, where 10 percent are found. Other than India it exists in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Plaha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plaha has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plaha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plaha last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Plaha
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