Plasencia Surname
Approximately 27,758 people bear this surname
Plasencia Surname User-submission:
Plasencia comes from the city of Plasencia in Extremadura, Spain.
Plasencia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 7,379 | 1:4,307 | 703 |
| Spain | 5,825 | 1:8,026 | 975 |
| United States | 3,507 | 1:103,353 | 11,396 |
| Mexico | 3,000 | 1:41,375 | 2,327 |
| Ecuador | 2,079 | 1:7,651 | 1,248 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,702 | 1:6,130 | 600 |
| Cuba | 1,684 | 1:6,842 | 708 |
| Philippines | 904 | 1:111,989 | 19,357 |
| Venezuela | 852 | 1:35,451 | 2,032 |
| Argentina | 327 | 1:130,714 | 11,069 |
| Chile | 136 | 1:129,533 | 4,587 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Uruguay | 50 | 1:68,635 | 7,289 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Andorra | 20 | 1:4,192 | 835 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Nicaragua | 9 | 1:669,010 | 4,135 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
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.
- adirinaPlasencia Demographics
Average Male Plasencia Height
172.99 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plásencia | 96 | 1 | / |
| Plasència | 96 | 1 | / |
| Plascencia | 95 | 37,558 | / |
| Plassencia | 95 | 15 | / |
| Plasencias | 95 | 3 | / |
| Plaszencia | 95 | 3 | / |
| Pleasencia | 95 | 1 | / |
| Plasenciea | 95 | 1 | / |
| Plaseencia | 95 | 1 | / |
| Plasenca | 94 | 2 | / |
| Plasciencia | 90 | 2 | / |
| Plasscencia | 90 | 1 | / |
| Placencia | 89 | 21,621 | / |
| Plasencio | 89 | 1,813 | / |
| Plasincia | 89 | 6 | / |
| Plazencia | 89 | 4 | / |
| Plascncia | 89 | 4 | / |
| Plasencea | 89 | 4 | / |
| Plasencza | 89 | 3 | / |
| Plosencia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plascenca | 89 | 1 | / |
| Platencia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plassncia | 89 | 0 | / |
| Plancia | 88 | 260 | / |
| Plascencio | 84 | 235 | / |
| Placencias | 84 | 12 | / |
| Placiencia | 84 | 9 | / |
| Placentcia | 84 | 2 | / |
| Plazcencia | 84 | 1 | / |
| Planca | 80 | 317 | / |
| Placencio | 78 | 4,563 | / |
| Placincia | 78 | 8 | / |
| Placencea | 78 | 2 | / |
| Plocencia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Placência | 78 | 1 | / |
| Placemcia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Plancha | 75 | 113 | / |
| Plancio | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pleascenco | 74 | 1 | / |
| Placenza | 71 | 202 | / |
| Plagenza | 71 | 103 | / |
| Planchea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Placenco | 71 | 1 | / |
| Planco | 67 | 1,637 | / |
| Phlanchai | 67 | 101 | / |
| Plianchoi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Plianchai | 67 | 22 | / |
| Planza | 67 | 8 | / |
| Plogencio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Plonca | 67 | 3 | / |
| Placêncio | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Plasencia
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis