Plam Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Denmark

Plam Surname User-submission:

According to the Dictionary of Jewish Surnames of the Russian Empire Plam means 'spot' and originated in what is now the Ukranian city of Berdichev.

Plam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3071:176,47519,463
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Denmark361:156,79813,614
Austria281:304,12334,120
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Plam (239) may also be a first name.

Plam Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

According to the Dictionary of Jewish Surnames of the Russian Empire Plam means 'spot' and originated in what is now the Ukranian city of Berdichev.

- michaelplam

Plam Last Name Facts

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

Plam (Oriya: ପାମ, Russian: Плам) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 608,234th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 14,317,379 people. The last name Plam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Plam reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Plam is also the 578,640th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 239 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 176,475. In South Africa Plam is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent are found, Western Cape, where 34 percent are found and Gauteng, where 4 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it is found in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Denmark, where 7 percent are found.

Plam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plam surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plam earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.49% less than the national average, earning R 129,540 per year and in United States they earn 2.69% more than the national average, earning $44,311 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaum89884/
Plame89204/
Plahm89120/
Plyam8947/
Plaim8946/
Plamm8928/
Phlam8923/
Pleam8910/
Pliam899/
Plasm895/
Plamk893/
Plaam893/
Playm891/
Plham891/
Hplam891/
Pflam890/
Pllam890/
Pflaum804,998/
Pellam80289/
Pillam80131/
Pflamm8043/
Phlaum8024/
Phlyam8016/
Phlamm8012/
Platim805/
Phlamh802/
Plasim802/
Playme801/
Platem801/
Plyamm801/
Pflame800/
Pflaam800/
Plan751,909/
Plom75223/
Pellham73373/
Phlamng73299/
Pflaume73115/
Pflyaum7360/
Pilliam739/
Pillamm735/
Pillaim734/
Peellam733/
Puillam732/
Plaisim732/
Placemt732/
Pellamn731/
Paellam731/
Pilleam731/
Plyasim731/
Plattem731/
Plamova731/
Pfllaum731/
Pillaam731/
Pelleam730/
Pelliam730/
Plant6728,504/
Plain673,199/
Plane672,767/
Plang671,544/
Plahn67695/
Ploum67655/
Ploom67567/
Phlan67442/
Pleym67258/
Plian67239/
Planh67197/
Plyan67113/
Pleim67111/
Pland6784/
Plean6775/
Plaan6763/
Plome6743/
Plann6732/
Planc6721/
Plaun6719/
Phlom6715/
Pllan672/
Pleum672/
Peellyam671/
Puilliam671/
Platn671/
Plgan671/
Pehelham670/
Plomd670/
Pflom670/
Plhan670/
Plomt670/

Plam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plam in the Oriya language
ପାମpama-
Plam in the Russian language
Пламplam-

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