Plantain Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Plantain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plantain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2501:265,69140,939
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Plantain Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plantain is most common in France. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plantain? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 933,049th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Plantain are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Plantain is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 250 people, or 1 in 265,691. In France Plantain is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 40 percent live, Île-de-France, where 20 percent live and Normandy, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account France Plantain occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 5 percent live and Israel, where 2 percent live.

Plantain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Plantain has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plantan93326/
Plantijn8877/
Plantein8812/
Plantand884/
Plantine884/
Planthin881/
Plannthin8278/
Plianthan824/
Placentine7816/
Plannthien789/
Plianthang781/
Planteen7546/
Plantham752/
Plantgen751/
Pliantham7143/

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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
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  • 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 Plantain
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