Plana Surname

43,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,028 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Plana Surname User-submission:

The surname Plana or Pllana comes from Mala Plana, a village in Serbia.

Plana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain4,6591:10,0351,182
Philippines3,2811:30,8564,480
France9331:71,1939,928
Cuba7671:15,0231,068
Argentina6481:65,9625,649
Venezuela5391:56,0372,658
United States3621:1,001,26873,991
Indonesia1471:899,65467,360
Brazil1261:1,699,00355,624
Mexico1011:1,228,97214,663
Chile921:191,4836,147
Turkey761:1,023,96646,041
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
England191:2,932,529101,561
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Kosovo161:116,3675,841
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
El Salvador141:453,1352,829
Andorra111:7,6221,167
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Albania101:291,40615,585
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Latvia81:256,25623,728
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Panama41:978,06412,245
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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.

- lgjin

Plana Last Name Facts

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

Plana (Arabic: بلانا) is more frequently found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Plaña or Planá. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 43,279th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 605,882 people. The last name Plana is primarily found 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 commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 288 people.

The surname Plana is most numerous in Spain, where it is carried by 4,659 people, or 1 in 10,035. In Spain Plana is most frequent in: Catalonia, where 64 percent are found, Aragon, where 10 percent are found and Madrid, where 8 percent are found. Barring Spain Plana exists in 54 countries. It is also found 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 carrying the Plana last name grew 36,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plana last name are 32.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.11% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaña93197/
Planá9353/
Planas9119,772/
Pllana913,768/
Planga91383/
Plaina91232/
Planat91171/
Planea91171/
Planaj91121/
Planaz9180/
Plahna9120/
Phlana9118/
Planay918/
Plamna917/
Platna915/
Planna912/
Planad911/
Planah911/
Pliana911/
Pplana911/
Pillana83341/
Plagnat83196/
Plangaj83142/
Planaud8320/
Plahina8315/
Planeau837/
Plahyna836/
Plagnas833/
Planazs833/
Plainat833/
Plannas832/
Plainas831/
Planatt830/
Plano803,084/
Plane802,767/
Plona801,293/
Plani80407/
Planh80197/
Plany80148/
Plena80140/
Planý8051/
Plané803/
Planj801/
Planè801/
Plaãa801/
Planasch7730/
Planeaux7728/
Phlangna7726/
Plagnaud7719/
Pliannai777/
Pillanna772/
Plangnad772/
Pleasnat771/
Pllianna771/
Plainaud771/
Planhaus771/
Pleanhad771/
Pellanoa771/
Plange736,959/
Planes735,505/
Planer732,184/
Planet732,127/
Planos731,141/
Plaine731,017/
Plagne73411/
Plaino73384/
Planey73202/
Planje73196/
Playne73189/
Planez73175/
Plaini73107/
Plangi7340/
Planis7339/
Planou7331/
Plenna7324/
Plango7322/
Pleuna7314/
Planit7313/
Plauny7312/
Planni7312/
Planès7311/
Plonas7310/
Platny739/
Planoi739/
Planny736/
Platni736/
Plasni736/
Plenaa736/
Planno735/
Platno734/
Planei734/
Planee733/
Planàs733/
Planás733/
Ploina732/
Planie732/
Phlane732/
Phlani732/
Planne732/
Planoy732/
Planiz731/
Pliona731/
Pllani731/
Plonat731/
Planeh731/
Plhano731/
Planed731/
Planés731/
Plahny731/
Playno731/
Plañas731/
Plotna731/
Pplane730/
Plaignaud7182/
Plannasch717/
Pleangnay711/
Planner671,851/
Platner671,437/
Phlotna67857/
Plainet67634/
Plainer67553/
Pellano67256/
Plagnes67180/
Pillena67157/
Plainos67131/
Pillane67120/
Plaines6779/
Pellena6775/
Pillano6774/
Pleaner6757/
Plajner6748/
Plagnet6744/
Pellani6742/
Plainis6738/
Pillani6737/
Plainou6734/
Plasner6733/
Pellona6729/
Planets6725/
Plianos6725/
Plannet6722/
Planich6722/
Planett6718/
Planije6716/
Playner6713/
Phlanit6713/
Phlanot6710/
Playnet679/
Pellane678/
Phlanoi678/
Plagnot677/
Plainoi676/
Platney675/
Planheu675/
Pflaune674/
Plianou674/
Playnes674/
Pillona673/
Plaigne672/
Plauner672/
Plahniy671/
Planess671/
Planney671/
Plannez671/
Pllanee671/
Plohina671/
Playneh671/
Phlomna671/
Phlaini671/
Planhey671/
Plagnej671/
Plahner671/
Plaingo671/
Pllaner671/
Plotnay671/
Plangey671/
Plainne671/
Playned671/
Ploynad671/
Pleinas670/
Plagner670/
Plannes670/
Pflanne670/
Platnee670/
Plasnet670/
Pellany670/

Plana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plana in the Arabic language
بلاناblana-

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