Plahl Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Plahl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plahl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Austria91:946,15970,786
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Plahl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plahl occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plahl? popularity and diffusion

Plahl is the 2,661,929th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Plahl reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 2,175,823. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 57 percent reside, Hesse, where 27 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 17 percent reside and Switzerland, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plahal911/
Plal89270/
Plachel8371/
Plachil832/
Plashyl831/
Plale801,745/
Plohl80995/
Plaul80952/
Plail80501/
Plhal80264/
Platl8099/
Playl8024/
Plial807/
Plall804/
P'Lal801/
Phlal801/
Pllal801/
Pplal801/
Plalt800/
Plaschil7712/
Platel732,361/
Playle731,568/
Platil73970/
Plault73726/
Pillal73130/
Plasil73130/
Plehal7385/
Plattl7352/
Plaile7324/
Placil7314/
Playll736/
Plalle735/
Pellal731/
Plajle731/
Plaltt731/
Pllatl731/
Plhole731/
Plattel67264/
Platell67209/
Plateel67168/
Plol6710/
Plaisil679/
Plehall678/
Plattèl677/
Pillail674/
Plochel673/
Pillall671/
Pillale671/
Pleault671/
Platelt671/
Plalova671/
Platill671/
Plautil671/
Plaulzs670/
Plassil670/
Pellalt670/

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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 Plahl
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