Plakas Surname

416,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Plakas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plakas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5291:20,9453,057
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Ukraine371:1,230,343106,187
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pliakas92660/
Plaskas9215/
Plakash923/
Plagkas922/
Plackas921/
Plakais921/
Pleakas921/
Plaka912,781/
Pliagkas8637/
Pliackas866/
Plauskas865/
Platkajs862/
Platkais861/
Pliaka83815/
Plakaj83296/
Plakha83159/
Plyaka83138/
Plakay83125/
Placas83116/
Plakos8369/
Pllaka8319/
Placka8317/
Plokas8315/
Plauka8314/
Plakai836/
Plakah835/
Plaška835/
Plakka834/
Plagka831/
Plakad831/
Plakoa831/
Plekas831/
Pplaka831/
Pladka830/
Plakasova8026/
Pliakos77696/
Plakosh77450/
Placais77280/
Plauska77126/
Plauška77125/
Ploskas77110/
Pliakha7773/
Plakkat7734/
Plaskos7728/
Pliokas7728/
Plakoss7723/
Pliagka7719/
Pellaka7715/
Plyakha777/
Plaszka777/
Pleckas776/
Pillaka775/
Phlakap774/
Pliacka774/
Plyaska773/
Plachka773/
Plaiska772/
Placash771/
Plakkah771/
Plaskat771/
Plegkas771/
Pliaska771/
Placa731,534/
Plako7314/
Ploka7311/
Pláka731/
Plaschka71376/
Plaskacz71277/
Pliagkos71108/
Plaskach7146/
Plioskas7132/
Pliogkas7117/
Plakkatt719/
Plauskat718/
Plouskas714/
Pillakka714/
Pleakach713/
Pillacas713/
Plackkat712/
Platkojs712/
Plaskatt711/
Plaskhat711/
Pillaika711/
Placca671,953/
Plakoo67649/
Placko67534/
Plecas67367/
Ploska67188/
Plasko67182/
Plyako67100/
Plasco6772/
Plauca6729/
Pliako6728/
Playko6723/
Plekos6716/
Pleuka6714/
Plakoi6712/
Plakou6710/
Plaskó679/
Plakey678/
Placos674/
Ploška674/
Placay673/
Plakosova671/
Plauko671/
Plazko671/
Plouka671/
Pillakkad671/
Phlaikhat671/
Pillascas671/
Plaqua671/
Placat671/
Placea671/
Plaiko671/
Plakoš671/
Plazca671/
Pleika671/
Plókai671/
Plioka671/
Pllaca671/
Plokay671/

Plakas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plakas in the Russian language
Плакасplakas-

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Footnotes

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