Plaja Surname

590,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Plaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3521:132,81810,077
Italy491:1,248,09675,884
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Costa Rica181:265,5592,987
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England71:7,959,723202,100
India51:153,413,076951,030
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Andorra11:83,8382,381

Plaja (30) may also be a first name.

Plaja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plaja (Hindi: प्लाजा, Oriya: ପାଜା) is more frequently found in Spain than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 590,896th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,802,170 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Plaja reside; 76 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 67 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 30 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 352 people, or 1 in 132,818. In Spain it is mostly concentrated in: Catalonia, where 83 percent reside, Valencian Community, where 9 percent reside and Andalusia, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Spain Plaja occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Plaja Last Name Statistics demography

Plaja earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.22% less than the national average, earning $30,539 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pllaja9120/
Plajas9114/
Plaa89437/
Plaj8919/
Pillaja831/
Playa8010,630/
Plaia801,192/
Pluja80138/
Phlaj8086/
Plajh8043/
Plajt809/
Plajo804/
Plaai802/
Plaje801/
Plaãa801/
Plaay800/
Pillajad771/
Pla7522,384/
Plj751/
Playas73415/
Pllaha73181/
Plajos7391/
Pillaa7365/
Playah7340/
Playaz7315/
Pyllaj7311/
Plaias739/
Plahay739/
Plhaji735/
Phlaha734/
Pillaj733/
Plaaya732/
Ploaia732/
Plaait731/
Plujat731/
Plojah731/
Playad731/
Pillajo677,847/
Plea674,890/
Play67891/
Ploj67820/
Plai67507/
Pelleja67506/
Plau67353/
Ppla67308/
Pillaia67153/
Plla67139/
Plej6786/
Phla6758/
Plajová6720/
Plia6719/
Pillaya6716/
Pillaji6711/
Pilleja6710/
Plya679/
Plae678/
Pellija677/
Pillija677/
Plaajie676/
Pléa675/
Plúa675/
Pellajo674/
Pluj673/
Ploa673/
Pillaai672/
Plij672/
Phlaiat671/
Pelloja671/
Plâa671/
Plahajj671/
Pillaij671/
Pillhaa671/
Pplj671/

Plaja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plaja in the Hindi language
प्लाजाplaja-
Plaja in the Oriya language
ପାଜାpaja-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plaja
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