Plakas Surname
Approximately 834 people bear this surname
Plakas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 529 | 1:20,945 | 3,057 |
| United States | 213 | 1:1,701,685 | 112,840 |
| Ukraine | 37 | 1:1,230,343 | 106,187 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Plakas Demographics
Average Plakas Salary in
United States
$45,102 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Plakas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plakas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Plakas (Russian: Плакас) is held by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Plakas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 416,960th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 8,738,065 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Plakas reside; 64 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
It is most frequently used in Greece, where it is borne by 529 people, or 1 in 20,945. In Greece Plakas is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 53 percent live, Central Greece, where 14 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 11 percent live. Outside of Greece this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Ukraine, where 4 percent live.
Plakas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Plakas are 6.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.49% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Plakas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 239.98% more than the national average, earning R 807,924 per year; in United States they earn 4.53% more than the national average, earning $45,102 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.22% more than the national average, earning $58,236 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Plakas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Plakas in the Russian language | ||
| Плакас | plakas | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Plakas
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