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

Plakas (Russian: Плакас) is carried by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plakas? popularity and diffusion

Plakas is the 416,960th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,738,065 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Plakas reside; 64 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 529 people, or 1 in 20,945. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 53 percent reside, Central Greece, where 14 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Greece this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Ukraine, where 4 percent reside.

Plakas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plakas last name are 6.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.49% registered with 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

  • 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
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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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