Plantin Surname

177,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Plantin Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Planten; a personal name.

Plantin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,6951:39,1874,879
Sweden2071:47,5693,705
Haiti1981:53,9593,191
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Denmark161:352,79524,706
England161:3,482,379114,324
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Plantin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Planten; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Plantin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plantin (Arabic: بلانتين) is most common in France. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plantin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 177,072nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,016,368 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Plantin reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Plantin is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 1,695 people, or 1 in 39,187. In France Plantin is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 37 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 12 percent live. Other than France it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 9 percent live and Haiti, where 8 percent live.

Plantin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plantin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Plantin last name expanded 1,207 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plantin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Plantin are 4.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.52% being registered with the party.

The amount Plantin earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.46% less than the national average, earning $41,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.3% less than the national average, earning $46,054 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Planting931,002/
Plantijn9377/
Plantina9316/
Planntin939/
Plaintin932/
Plantion931/
Planthin931/
Plannthin8878/
Plasentin881/
Pllanting881/
Planten86117/
Plantén868/
Plantyn866/
Plentin864/
Plannthien829/
Plaisentin820/
Planteen8046/
Plonting8044/
Planteng802/
Plantent801/
Plattenting780/
Plentienė7526/
Plenten711/
Pliantem671/

Plantin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plantin in the Arabic language
بلانتينblantyn-

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