Plain Surname

139,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Plain Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the plane-tree,' from residence thereby; compare Box, Maple, Ash, Oak, Birch, Birk, &c.

Gilbert Plane, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1581. William Playne and Mary Lusher: Marriage Lic.

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Plain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5971:226,96221,928
France3551:187,10629,101
Canada2981:123,64312,947
England2661:209,46618,018
Australia2401:112,48212,520
India1081:7,102,457156,472
Scotland651:82,3666,014
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Wales201:154,72710,755
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
Scotland711:52,7213,555
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2871:174,97815,686

Plain (139) may also be a first name.

Plain Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the plane-tree,' from residence thereby; compare Box, Maple, Ash, Oak, Birch, Birk, &c.

Gilbert Plane, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1581. William Playne and Mary Lusher: Marriage Lic. (London).

1797. Married — William Plane and Louise Middlecott: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at a Plain or Level [French plain(e, a plain, lea, heath; Latin plan-um, a plain] Confused with Plane, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

PLAINE From residence at a plain, common, or level unenclosed ground.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of Plain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Plain Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plain (Arabic: جلية) is found most in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Plain.

How Common Is The Last Name Plain? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 139,654th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,278,070 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Plain are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Plain is also the 784,558th most common first name at a global level It is held by 139 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,597 people, or 1 in 226,962. In The United States Plain is most numerous in: Nevada, where 10 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Plain exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in France, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Plain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Plain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plain surname expanded 556 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 8 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 154 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Plain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Plain surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Plain last name are 5.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.98% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Plain earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning $43,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.39% less than the national average, earning $46,510 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaine911,017/
Platin91665/
Plaian91290/
Placin91100/
Plaiin9198/
Plasin9174/
Plaien9110/
Plaing915/
Plaint913/
Phlain911/
Playin911/
Plan891,909/
Playing83339/
Phlasin83233/
Plaitin83162/
Pillain83146/
Plautin83114/
Plating8367/
Plausin8345/
Plassin8339/
Plaisen8339/
Plaștin8335/
Plasing8328/
Placing8323/
Plattin8318/
Plahina8315/
Plachin8314/
Plaisin8314/
Plaihan839/
Phlaiin836/
Phlaion834/
Plyasin833/
Plaigne832/
Platijn832/
Playsin832/
Plahtin831/
Plainne831/
Plaiyna831/
Plasint830/
Plant8028,504/
Plane802,767/
Plein802,682/
Plang801,544/
Plahn80695/
Pline80522/
Phlan80442/
Plian80239/
Planh80197/
Plyan80113/
Pland8084/
Plien8082/
Plean8075/
Plaan8063/
Plaen8051/
Plaim8046/
Plann8032/
Planc8021/
Plaun8019/
Pluin806/
Pllan802/
Ploin802/
Platn801/
Plgan801/
Plhan800/
Phlaisin77117/
Platinck7783/
Phlachin7778/
Phlaisen7756/
Plaingue7756/
Phlasing7727/
Plaating7714/
Plaisent7713/
Pleating775/
Phlaihan774/
Plaisien771/
Phliaain771/
Platting770/
Pilliain770/
Pleasing770/
Plassing770/
Platen731,995/
Pellan731,482/
Ployan731,091/
Plancq73960/
Pillan73565/
Plaunt73434/
Plagne73411/
Phlyan73386/
Plitin73235/
Playan73216/
Plaehn73215/
Playne73189/
Plangg73178/
Plantt73117/
Plehan73106/
Plesin7395/
Phlian7384/
Phlang7362/
Ploian7345/
Pliang7343/
Pletin7342/
Pleian7340/
Pleyan7332/
Plujan7332/
Plăian7331/
Phlaen7320/
Playon7318/
Plandt7316/
Pflanc7312/
Playán7311/
Plahan7310/
Pleang7310/
Pleine737/
Plisin736/
Pleant736/
Pflang735/
Phlean735/
Plasen735/
Pleșan735/
Platim735/
P'Lang735/
Plysin735/
Placen734/
Platín734/
Pliten733/
Pliant733/
Pleing733/
Pllant733/
Vplein733/
Planht733/
Ploing733/
Planth733/
Plahyn733/
Phlane732/
Plajan732/
Plasim732/
Planne732/
Planng731/
Plauen731/
Pliien731/
Bplank731/
Plasín731/
Platön731/
Playun731/
Pluijn731/
Plhion731/
Pllann731/
Bplant731/
Pplane730/
Pluine730/
Plannt730/
Pflann730/
Plannk730/
Phline730/
Plaant730/
Plauschin7143/
Pellachin7126/
Plyaschin711/
Pillachin711/
Pelland673,444/
Planque673,033/
Platten672,764/
Plyashchin672,337/
Phlahan672,223/
Pellant67513/
Plam67509/
Plassen67319/
Plen67317/
Phlasen67308/
Phlamng67299/
Pillien67239/
Pillant67217/
Pelloin67215/
Pellien67183/
Pillane67120/
Planova67118/
Pleutin67109/
Plesing6789/
Plauschinn6742/
Phliang6736/
Planckh6734/
Plecing6733/
Ployhin6732/
Placent6727/
Pöllein6722/
Plessin6721/
Plahanc6721/
Plahtyn6719/
Pillaun6717/
Plechin6715/
Plaaten6714/
Playsen6714/
Pillaan6713/
Plooyan6711/
Plojing6710/
Plautyn6710/
Pelline679/
Pillein679/
Pillian678/
Plahang678/
Pellane678/
Pellang677/
Plahyna676/
Plissin675/
Pleasnt675/
Pillaim674/
Pleingh674/
Pellein674/
Pflaune674/
Phloion674/
Pillang673/
Pillann673/
Pehelan673/
Playten673/
Placend673/
Plangue673/
Pleejan673/
Geeplan672/
Plaisim672/
Pellhan672/
Plattén672/
Pluhina672/
Plawenn672/
Plascen671/
Puullan671/
Pellamn671/
Pellayn671/
Plashyn671/
Phlanck671/
Plausen671/
Plichin671/
Plohina671/
Plyasim671/
Pilland671/
Playneh671/
Pleinne671/
Pelluin671/
Pellian671/
Plaggen671/
Pøhland671/
Plasent671/
Plauhyn671/
Pliahan671/
Plyajan671/
Phliahiang671/
Pillean670/
Platend670/
Pellann670/
Pflanne670/
Plouien670/

Plain Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plain in the Arabic language
جليةjlyt-
جليهjlyh-

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