Plania Surname
Approximately 783 people bear this surname
Plania Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 773 | 1:130,968 | 22,312 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Plañia (3) are calculated separately.
Plania Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plania Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Plania is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Plañia. Click here for further potential spellings of Plania.
How Common Is The Last Name Plania? popularity and diffusion
The last name Plania is the 437,968th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,307,211 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Plania live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The surname Plania is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 773 people, or 1 in 130,968. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Davao Region, where 31 percent reside, Soccsksargen, where 20 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 16 percent reside. Besides The Philippines this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Spain, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plañia | 94 | 3 | / |
| Plahnia | 92 | 2 | / |
| Pillania | 86 | 35 | / |
| Plagniat | 86 | 9 | / |
| Plahania | 86 | 2 | / |
| Phlaniap | 86 | 1 | / |
| Planiaij | 86 | 1 | / |
| Planea | 83 | 171 | / |
| Planja | 83 | 63 | / |
| Planya | 83 | 12 | / |
| Plonia | 83 | 3 | / |
| Plenia | 83 | 2 | / |
| Plagnat | 77 | 196 | / |
| Plagnas | 77 | 3 | / |
| Plennia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Plangio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Plaña | 73 | 197 | / |
| Plaineau | 71 | 117 | / |
| Phlangna | 71 | 26 | / |
| Plagnaud | 71 | 19 | / |
| Plangnoi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Pleanjai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Plangnad | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pellanio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plianjai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ploșnița | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plaignaud | 67 | 82 | / |
| Plenio | 67 | 45 | / |
| Phlangnoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Plonio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pleangnay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Planeo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plagnot | 62 | 7 | / |
| Plomjai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Planhey | 62 | 1 | / |
| Plamjai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Plenjai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ploșniță | 57 | 31 | / |
| Pellenio | 57 | 3 | / |
| Pleamjai | 57 | 2 | / |
| Plaumjai | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phlongnoi | 53 | 5 | / |
| Phloenjai | 53 | 4 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plania
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