Plankel Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Plankel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plankel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria571:149,39419,936
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Plankel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plankel is carried by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plankel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,293,424th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Plankel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Plankel are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Plankel is most commonly held in Austria, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 149,394. In Austria it is primarily found in: Vorarlberg, where 98 percent live and Vienna, where 2 percent live. Barring Austria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Plankel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plankel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plankel last name rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plankel Last Name Statistics demography

Plankel earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.12% less than the national average, earning $16,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plankeel9321/
Plankell939/
Planckel931/
Plankael930/
Plankl92706/
Planckeel88144/
Plancel8658/
Planchel8064/
Planquel801/
Plenkl771/
Planqueel7532/
Plangkyll751/
Plancqueel71218/

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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 Plankel
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