Planitz Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Planitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Planitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1151:700,04753,529
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Austria111:774,13064,097
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Plänitz (183) are calculated separately.

Planitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Planitz is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Plänitz. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Planitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Planitz is the 1,227,038th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Planitz are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 700,047. In Germany it is primarily found in: Hesse, where 30 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Germany it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Austria, where 6 percent reside.

Planitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Planitz last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Planitz earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.67% less than the national average, earning $29,053 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plänitz95183/
Planiztz931/
Planiz921/
Planetz8635/
Plönitz861/
Planitc861/
Planits860/
Planić77983/
Planez77175/
Planic7790/
Planets7125/
Planich7122/
Poellenitz719/
Plenits716/
Planics712/
Plannez711/
Planici711/
Pelloniz671/
Plaunets671/
Plainets670/
Plañez6223/
Planec624/
Plenić621/
Poellonetz592/
Plosnić5775/
Planych576/
Plänich574/
Plānics571/
Plonets571/
Pleinics533/
Pleinets531/

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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 Planitz
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