Plaiasu Surname

538,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Plaiasu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plaiasu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5761:34,8574,444
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Plăiaşu (31) are calculated separately.

Plaiasu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plaiasu is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Plăiaşu. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaiasu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 538,780th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 12,206,945 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Plaiasu reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Romania, where it is borne by 576 people, or 1 in 34,857. In Romania Plaiasu is mostly concentrated in: Buzău County, where 26 percent live, Prahova County, where 21 percent live and Argeș County, where 16 percent live. Aside from Romania this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Plaiasu Last Name Statistics demography

Plaiasu earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 15.05% more than the national average, earning $57,160 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plăiaşu9031/
Plaiesu861/
Phlaisut804/
Plaisseu802/
Plaesu7792/
Pleasu7746/
Plaussu7156/
Plasseu712/
Plaichu711/
Phlaysud671/
Plaudsut671/
Playsuit671/
Plajeu621/
Plauchu57174/
Plousou5740/
Ploysup572/
Plauchú572/
Pleuseu571/
Plăeaşu571/
Plauchud5374/
Phloichu5347/
Plauchut5344/
Pleusseu534/
Pleijhuis5050/
Plueschau501/

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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 Plaiasu
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