Plai Surname

609,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Plai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3061:65,6147,886
Ivory Coast511:452,37714,862
France371:1,795,209158,669
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
India141:54,790,384527,769
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

The alternate forms: Plaï (2) are calculated separately.

Plai (1,010) may also be a first name.

Plai Last Name Facts

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

Plai (Hindi: प्लाई, Oriya: େପାଲାଇ) is found most frequently in Romania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Plaï. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plai? popularity and diffusion

Plai is the 609,992nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 14,373,858 people. Plai occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Plai reside; 62 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 61 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Plai is also the 253,019th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,010 people.

The surname is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 306 people, or 1 in 65,614. In Romania Plai is most prevalent in: Gorj County, where 40 percent reside, Suceava County, where 32 percent reside and Iași County, where 28 percent reside. Excluding Romania this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Plai Last Name Statistics demography

Plai earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 160.51% more than the national average, earning $112,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaï922/
Plaia891,192/
Plais89600/
Phlai89373/
Plait89352/
Plaiu89185/
Plaid8988/
Pllai8942/
Plaiy8942/
Plaie8913/
Plaić895/
Playi894/
Plaiz892/
Plaii892/
Plaai892/
Pla8622,384/
Pli86628/
Pillai80259,425/
Plaiss8095/
Pellai8068/
Plaggi8016/
Plaias809/
Plaich806/
Plhaji805/
Plagie804/
Playid803/
Ploaia802/
Plaith802/
Plyayi801/
Plaids801/
Plaiez801/
Plaits801/
Playie801/
Plaait801/
Ppllai801/
Phlaid800/
Plas755,290/
Plea754,890/
Plat753,942/
Plis752,320/
Plaz751,436/
Plaß751,186/
Play75891/
Phli75593/
Plaa75437/
Plau75353/
Plit75325/
Pliś75315/
Ppla75308/
Plah75149/
Plla75139/
Plei75131/
Plha7599/
Plad7568/
Pliz7562/
Phla7558/
Plid7554/
Ploi7531/
Plia7519/
Plaj7519/
Plip7518/
Plie7517/
Plli7516/
Pliš7512/
Plya759/
Plio759/
Plae758/
Pléa755/
Plúa755/
Plih754/
Ploa753/
Plga752/
Pliy752/
Plij752/
Plap751/
Plâa751/
Pliß751/
Plyi751/
Ppli751/
Pilliai73197/
Pillais73193/
Pillaia73153/
Pillayi73104/
Vpillai7335/
Pillaii7327/
Pillaiy7317/
Ppillai7315/
Bpillai7313/
Pillaji7311/
Plaajie736/
Pillaie735/
Pillaip734/
Pillaih734/
Pellais734/
Pillait733/
Pellaiz732/
Plaggio732/
Plaiová732/
Pillaai732/
Puillai731/
Piollai731/
Pillaid731/
Pillaij731/
Phlaiat731/
Pilllai731/
Plaisch730/
Pilli6772,945/
Pilla6761,914/
Platt6751,764/
Playa6710,630/
Pella675,588/
Pelli675,061/
Plass673,246/
Plitt672,420/
Plaut672,271/
Phlit671,959/
Plast671,837/
Plaud671,646/
Plich671,367/
Plaha671,359/
Playe671,069/
Pleas67807/
Ploie67765/
Plapp67706/
Plach67654/
Pleis67625/
Pleșa67624/
Pluis67589/
Plaja67528/
Pliss67511/
Plaat67494/
Phlip67467/
Pleić67447/
Plias67340/
Plaas67282/
Pleah67273/
Plehi67252/
Ploia67245/
Pylla67220/
Pleiß67183/
Pleij67177/
Plays67162/
Plaue67157/
Plaus67151/
Pluid67149/
Pälli67146/
Plish67144/
Plats67140/
Pluja67138/
Plahe67136/
Pleat67121/
Phlay67118/
Ploya67104/
Pleha67100/
Phlae6799/
Plahs6796/
Plash6795/
Pleya6791/
Plaux6790/
Plith6786/
Phlaj6786/
Playo6785/
Plyay6784/
Pliya6773/
Phloi6773/
Phlat6753/
Pleit6743/
Plajh6743/
Plasz6740/
Plois6740/
Plahy6739/
Plaaß6737/
Pleie6735/
Pluit6734/
Pléha6731/
Pylli6730/
Plaht6728/
Phlya6727/
Pflie6724/
Placz6721/
Ploit6721/
Plawe6719/
Plipp6718/
Plahý6718/
Plazz6717/
Playà6716/
Pladt6714/
Pluij6713/
Phlad6712/
Pluie6712/
Phlau6710/
Playu679/
Pliia679/
Plajt679/
Pillaiah678/
Phlia678/
Platì677/
Playt676/
Phlas676/
Plauš676/
Phlis675/
Plajo674/
Plioț674/
Playá674/
Pëpla674/
Playz673/
Pliat673/
Påhla673/
Plauz672/
Pleaz672/
Pleia672/
Pleèa672/
Plašt672/
Plaah672/
Ploid672/
Pellaiah671/
Plaje671/
Plaph671/
Playy671/
Plhad671/
Pliio671/
Pllei671/
Pllis671/
Pllya671/
Pluih671/
Pillaipp671/
Pillayyi671/
Pliph671/
Plijo671/
Pellagie671/
Playd671/
Playé671/
Plazp671/
Pluya671/
Pléah671/
Plóia671/
Pleți671/
Ploii671/
Põlla671/
Plaãa671/
Plaad671/
Plhyi671/
Plyui671/
Phlla671/
Pleap670/
Plead670/
Plaay670/
Pliey670/
Phlie670/

Plai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plai in the Oriya language
େପାଲାଇepala'i-
Plai in the Hindi language
प्लाईpla'i75
प्लईpla'i12.5
पलईpala'i12.5

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