Plana Surname
Approximately 12,028 people bear this surname
Plana Surname User-submission:
The surname Plana or Pllana comes from Mala Plana, a village in Serbia.
Plana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 4,659 | 1:10,035 | 1,182 |
| Philippines | 3,281 | 1:30,856 | 4,480 |
| France | 933 | 1:71,193 | 9,928 |
| Cuba | 767 | 1:15,023 | 1,068 |
| Argentina | 648 | 1:65,962 | 5,649 |
| Venezuela | 539 | 1:56,037 | 2,658 |
| United States | 362 | 1:1,001,268 | 73,991 |
| Indonesia | 147 | 1:899,654 | 67,360 |
| Brazil | 126 | 1:1,699,003 | 55,624 |
| Mexico | 101 | 1:1,228,972 | 14,663 |
| Chile | 92 | 1:191,483 | 6,147 |
| Turkey | 76 | 1:1,023,966 | 46,041 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Kosovo | 16 | 1:116,367 | 5,841 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| El Salvador | 14 | 1:453,135 | 2,829 |
| Andorra | 11 | 1:7,622 | 1,167 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Albania | 10 | 1:291,406 | 15,585 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Latvia | 8 | 1:256,256 | 23,728 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Plaña (197) & Planá (53) are calculated separately.
Plana (288) may also be a first name.
Plana Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Plana or Pllana comes from Mala Plana, a village in Serbia.
- lgjinPlana Demographics
Average Plana Salary in
United States
$43,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Plana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Plana (Arabic: بلانا) is borne by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Plaña or Planá. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Plana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 43,279th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 605,882 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Plana live; 39 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 39 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 520,883rd most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 288 people.
The surname Plana is most frequently held in Spain, where it is held by 4,659 people, or 1 in 10,035. In Spain it is most frequent in: Catalonia, where 64 percent are found, Aragon, where 10 percent are found and Madrid, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Spain this surname occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 27 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.
Plana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Plana has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plana last name rose 36,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Plana Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Plana surname are 32.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.11% being registered with the party.
The amount Plana earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.21% less than the national average, earning 244,977 kr per year; in Peru they earn 251.11% more than the national average, earning S/. 68,062 per year; in United States they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning $43,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $52,537 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Plana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Plana in the Arabic language | ||
| بلانا | blana | - |
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Footnotes
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