Plas Surname

90,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Plas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,7551:9,6221,264
France1,1911:55,7717,406
Belgium1,1621:9,8941,418
United States5111:709,31355,985
Czechia1511:70,42011,815
Canada801:460,57039,784
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Greece331:335,75147,626
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
England231:2,422,52489,093
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Plás (1) are calculated separately.

Plas (311) may also be a first name.

Plas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plas (Hindi: प्लास, Marathi: पलास, Russian: Плас) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Plás. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 90,586th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,377,608 people. The surname Plas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Plas are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 498,315th most widespread forename globally, borne by 311 people.

Plas is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,755 people, or 1 in 9,622. In The Netherlands Plas is most frequent in: South Holland, where 26 percent reside, North Holland, where 21 percent reside and Overijssel, where 13 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this surname occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in France, where 23 percent reside and Belgium, where 22 percent reside.

Plas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plas surname grew 3,650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plas last name are 33.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Plas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 83.05% more than the national average, earning 633,490 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.6% more than the national average, earning $55,445 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plás921/
Plass893,246/
Plast891,837/
Pleas89807/
Plais89600/
Plias89340/
Plaas89282/
Plyas89236/
Plays89162/
Plaus89151/
Plats89140/
Plahs8996/
Plash8995/
Plase8948/
Plasz8940/
Plasc8913/
Phlas896/
Pla8622,384/
Platts806,932/
Plasse803,806/
Pillas802,108/
Pellas801,256/
Plasch80431/
Pleass80318/
Plyats80123/
Plaiss8095/
Plaats8078/
Please8063/
Plaise8055/
Pleash8052/
Pliats8026/
Phlash8012/
Plaass808/
Plaahs807/
Plause806/
Plasce806/
Plauts805/
Pleats803/
Plyass802/
Plashe802/
Phlias801/
Plaush801/
Plauss801/
Plaids801/
Plgass801/
Platss801/
Pladÿs801/
Plaits801/
Plaust801/
Plaučs801/
Playsh801/
Playse800/
Plastt800/
Plea754,890/
Plat753,942/
Plaz751,436/
Plos751,239/
Plaß751,186/
Play75891/
Plai75507/
Plaa75437/
Plau75353/
Ppla75308/
Plac75266/
Plax75152/
Plah75149/
Plla75139/
Plha7599/
Plad7568/
Phla7558/
Plia7519/
Plaj7519/
Plya759/
Pléa755/
Ploa753/
Plga752/
Plaï752/
Plap751/
Plâa751/
Pillias73474/
Platsch73204/
Pillais73193/
Plasová73164/
Plasche7380/
Plaasch7365/
Plausse7346/
Phlatts7332/
Puellas7316/
Plasova7313/
Pillash737/
Pellias736/
Plaisse735/
Pellais734/
Pyllias734/
Platt's731/
Plausst731/
Phlatse731/
Pillays731/
Pleasch731/
Pillaus730/
Pillase730/
Pillass730/
Pellast730/
Pellase730/
Plaisch730/
Pilla6761,914/
Platt6751,764/
Place6718,366/
Pella675,588/
Plaut672,271/
Plaud671,646/
Pleau671,622/
Plaha671,359/
Ploss671,048/
Pleus67957/
Plapp67706/
Plach67654/
Pleis67625/
Pleșa67624/
Plyasova67610/
Plaat67494/
Phlai67373/
Plait67352/
Plósz67318/
Pleah67273/
Pylla67220/
Ploos67194/
Pliasova67167/
Plassová67137/
Plahe67136/
Pleat67121/
Phlay67118/
Plosz67115/
Plous67106/
Pleha67100/
Pillasch6791/
Plaux6790/
Plaid6788/
Phlaj6786/
Plyay6784/
Plost6782/
Plots6778/
Plose6758/
Phlat6753/
Plajh6743/
Pllai6742/
Plois6740/
Plahy6739/
Plaaß6737/
Plassche6735/
Pléha6731/
Plohs6729/
Plaht6728/
Phlya6727/
Placz6721/
Plahý6718/
Plazz6717/
Pleys6714/
Phlos6714/
Pladt6714/
Phlad6712/
Phlac6712/
Pellasce6711/
Phlau6710/
Plajt679/
Phlia678/
Platì677/
Plaszová676/
Playt676/
Plaic676/
Plauš676/
Placì675/
Plaić675/
Plaasche675/
Plios674/
Plashche674/
Pëpla674/
Plahsová673/
Playz673/
Pliat673/
Påhla673/
Plassova673/
Plashova672/
Plauz672/
Pleaz672/
Platc672/
Plaiz672/
Pleèa672/
Plašt672/
Plaah672/
Plaai672/
Plods672/
Pellatts671/
Plaph671/
Plhad671/
Pllya671/
Plaszova671/
Playd671/
Plazp671/
Põlla671/
Plaãa671/
Plaad671/
Phlla671/
Pleap670/
Plead670/
Pluos670/
Plaay670/
Plattsch670/

Plas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plas in the Marathi language
पलासpalasa-
Plas in the Hindi language
प्लासplasa82.61
प्लसplasa13.04
प्लाशplasa4.35
Plas in the Russian language
Пласplas-

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