Plao Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Plao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines821:1,234,61295,620
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Plao (20) may also be a first name.

Plao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plao is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,701,480th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. Plao is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Plao live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 65 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 20 people.

Plao is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 1,234,612. In The Philippines Plao is most numerous in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 82 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 9 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 5 percent live. Aside from The Philippines it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 20 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaho8936/
Phlao894/
Plaou893/
Pliao891/
Plaot891/
Pellao80208/
Pillao8035/
Pllaho8014/
Plagio804/
Pliaou801/
Plahou801/
Plaoos801/
Pleo7521/
Ploa753/
Plaiyot73158/
Plaiyod734/
Pellaho732/
Plagiou731/
Pillaod730/
Pleșa67624/
Pleho67110/
Ploho6722/
Pellagio6715/
Plaua6714/
Ploea676/
Plaea671/
Plaãa671/
Ploat671/
Pleoy670/
Pload670/

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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 Plao
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