Plaikner Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Austria

Plaikner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plaikner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2731:224,01731,187
Austria791:107,79015,374
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Plaikner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plaikner is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaikner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 745,450th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 18,879,653 people. Plaikner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Plaikner live; 71 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 71 percent live in Italic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Italy, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 224,017. In Italy Plaikner is most numerous in: Trentino-Alto Adige, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Italy this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 20 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Plaikner Last Name Statistics demography

Plaikner earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.54% less than the national average, earning $21,771 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaickner94668/
Plackner88171/
Pleikner8855/
Plickner881/
Pleickner8213/
Plicner8077/
Plekner800/
Placner800/
Plueckner711/
Plechkner710/
Plecner6720/
Pfloeckner672/
Ploucner631/

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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
  • 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 Plaikner
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