Plakane Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Plakane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plakane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia391:52,5657,946
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Plakane Last Name Facts

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

Plakane (Russian: Плаканэ) is borne by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plakane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,017,195th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Plakane are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name Plakane is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 52,565. In Latvia it is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 77 percent live, Latgale, where 15 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Latvia Plakane occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Plakane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plakane in the Russian language
Плаканэplakane-

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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 Plakane
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