Plaou Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Plaou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plaou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Plaou (4) may also be a first name.

Plaou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plaou is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Plaou reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Plaou is also the 6,192,526th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 4 people.

This last name is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 11,535,616. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly found in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 50 percent are found and Lacs District, where 50 percent are found. Excluding The Ivory Coast Plaou exists in one country. It is also found in Italy, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pliaou911/
Plahou911/
Plao89115/
Plagiou831/
Plaho8036/
Plaua8014/
Pléau805/
Phlao804/
Ploju801/
Plaot801/
Pliou801/
Pliao801/
Pellao73208/
Pillao7335/
Pllaho7314/
Plahut735/
Plagio734/
Plauyo732/
Ploaut732/
Ploius731/
Plauut731/
Pllaua731/
Plouay731/
Plouat731/
Plaoos731/
Plauai731/
Pflauu731/
Plaiyot67158/
Plojoux6768/
Pleșoiu6732/
Pelliou6717/
Plagiau6712/
Plaiyod674/
Pilloju674/
Ploa673/
Pellaho672/
Platejo671/
Plaucea671/
Platayo671/
Plougge671/
Pelloua671/
Pelloju671/
Pillaod670/

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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 Plaou
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