Plasencia Surname

19,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Andorra

Plasencia Surname User-submission:

Plasencia comes from the city of Plasencia in Extremadura, Spain.

Plasencia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru7,3791:4,307703
Spain5,8251:8,026975
United States3,5071:103,35311,396
Mexico3,0001:41,3752,327
Ecuador2,0791:7,6511,248
Dominican Republic1,7021:6,130600
Cuba1,6841:6,842708
Philippines9041:111,98919,357
Venezuela8521:35,4512,032
Argentina3271:130,71411,069
Chile1361:129,5334,587
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Uruguay501:68,6357,289
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
France361:1,845,076161,051
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Andorra201:4,192835
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England101:5,571,806158,774
Austria101:851,54467,454
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

The alternate forms: Plásencia (1) & Plasència (1) are calculated separately.

Plasencia (77) may also be a first name.

Plasencia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Plasencia comes from the city of Plasencia in Extremadura, Spain.

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Plasencia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plasencia has its highest incidence in Peru. It can also occur in the variant forms: Plásencia or Plasència. Click here for other possible spellings of Plasencia.

How Common Is The Last Name Plasencia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plasencia is the 19,748th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 262,539 people. The surname Plasencia is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Plasencia live; 39 percent live in South America and 34 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 1,100,117th most numerous forename world-wide. It is borne by 77 people.

The last name Plasencia is most commonly held in Peru, where it is borne by 7,379 people, or 1 in 4,307. In Peru Plasencia is most common in: La Libertad Region, where 50 percent are found, Lima Province, where 19 percent are found and Cajamarca Region, where 18 percent are found. Barring Peru Plasencia exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Plasencia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Plasencia are 1.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.9% being registered with the political party.

The amount Plasencia earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,274 per year and in United States they earn 4.99% less than the national average, earning $40,994 USD per year.

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