Plankó Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Plankó Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plankó Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary271:363,56625,782
Slovakia71:762,35073,078

The alternate forms: Planko (534) are calculated separately.

Plankó Last Name Facts

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

Plankó occurs in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Planko. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plankó? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Plankó live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

It is most common in Hungary, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 363,566. In Hungary it is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 85 percent are found, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 7 percent are found and Pest County, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Hungary this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Planko94534/
Planka83586/
Planku831/
Plankóová802/
Plankoš7721/
Plangko7719/
Plankos771/
Platenko7168/
Platenka7112/
Platynko711/
Placenko711/
Platinko711/
Pillanka711/
Plasenko711/
Plonka672,050/
Planco671,637/
Planca67317/
Plánka67245/
Plenko6765/
Plyasenko6734/
Plonko6713/
Phlangkha678/
Plachenka674/
Plasienka672/
Plachenko672/
Plenka672/
Planqa671/

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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 Plankó
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