Planz Surname

346,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Planz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Planz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6731:119,62214,661
United States3241:1,118,70080,737
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Planz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Planz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Planz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 346,917th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,914,180 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Planz are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Planz is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 673 people, or 1 in 119,622. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 45 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 16 percent live. Barring Germany this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Planz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Planz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Planz last name rose 1,117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Planz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Planz are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Planz earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.98% more than the national average, earning $50,668 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pflanz912,021/
Plantz911,905/
Plianz911/
Phlanz911/
Plainz911/
Platnz911/
Planze910/
Pflantz83108/
Pflanze8346/
Plauntz8310/
Pellanz831/
Plantzz830/
Plans801,187/
Plenz80284/
Planc8021/
Plonz8014/
Plamz801/
Plants731,391/
Plentz73755/
Plance73231/
Planje73196/
Plains73104/
Plontz7354/
Planch7329/
Pflanc7312/
Planås734/
Phlans731/
Pflenz731/
Plands731/
Planche675,238/
Pillans67479/
Plantje6757/
Pflance6736/
Plahanc6721/
Placins678/
Placens677/
Plainse677/
Platins675/
Plaunch673/
Plasins672/
Pleance671/
Plantch671/
Pillonz670/
Pellans670/

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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 Planz
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