Plail Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Plail Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3051:263,95228,196
England611:913,41146,955
Austria491:173,78422,520
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Plail Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plail is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plail? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 615,220th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,546,000 people. Plail occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Plail are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Plail is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 305 people, or 1 in 263,952. In Germany Plail is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 63 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent are found and Hesse, where 9 percent are found. Barring Germany it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and Austria, where 10 percent are found.

Plail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plail has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Plail surname grew 508 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plail Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plail last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90% registered to vote for the party.

Plail earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.45% more than the national average, earning $47,226 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Platil91970/
Plasil91130/
Plaile9124/
Placil9114/
Plal89270/
Plaisil839/
Pillail834/
Plachil832/
Platill831/
Plautil831/
Plassil830/
Plale801,745/
Plaul80952/
Pleil80585/
Plhal80264/
Platl8099/
Plahl8053/
Ploil8026/
Playl8024/
Plial807/
Plall804/
Pliel802/
Pllal801/
Plile801/
P'Lal801/
Phlal801/
Pplal801/
Plalt800/
Plaschil7712/
Pellaile771/
Platel732,361/
Playle731,568/
Plault73726/
Pillal73130/
Plehal7385/
Plattl7352/
Playll736/
Plalle735/
Plijil734/
Pleile734/
Pleiel733/
Playel732/
Phlial731/
Playal731/
Plisel731/
Plahal731/
Pllatl731/
Plaltt731/
Plajle731/
Pellal731/
Pillattil715/
Plattel67264/
Platell67209/
Plateel67168/
Pleitel67128/
Plachel6771/
Playell6739/
Plehall678/
Plel678/
Plisell678/
Plattèl677/
Pellile673/
Plashyl671/
Plalova671/
Platelt671/
Pillale671/
Pillall671/
Pligiel671/
Pljl671/
Playall670/
Pellalt670/
Plaulzs670/
Pleicel670/

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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
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  • 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 Plail
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