Plass Surname

137,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Guyana

Plass Surname User-submission:

Bavarian, from Furt im Volt, on the Czech border. It means 'white' or 'pure'.

Plass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3281:60,6227,798
United States1,0251:353,61831,642
Austria1631:52,2428,220
Netherlands1611:104,88916,937
Guyana1271:6,0021,038
Czechia1081:98,45816,343
England701:795,97243,050
Chile461:382,96710,457
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Latvia261:78,84811,595
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Sweden161:615,42245,338
India111:69,733,217610,955
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
France71:9,488,960336,266
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4951:101,45210,276

Plass (21) may also be a first name.

Plass Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bavarian, from Furt im Volt, on the Czech border. It means 'white' or 'pure'.

- pianangel

Plass Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plass (Russian: Пласс) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plass? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 137,931st most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,245,085 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Plass reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most common forename at a global level, borne by 21 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 1,328 people, or 1 in 60,622. In Germany Plass is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent reside, Bavaria, where 20 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Austria, where 5 percent reside.

Plass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plass has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plass last name grew 207 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plass Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Plass are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.

Plass earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $45,422 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plasse913,806/
Pleass91318/
Plaiss9195/
Plaass918/
Plyass912/
Plauss911/
Plgass911/
Platss911/
Plas895,290/
Plausse8346/
Plaisse835/
Plausst831/
Pillass830/
Plast801,837/
Ploss801,048/
Pleas80807/
Plais80600/
Plias80340/
Plaas80282/
Plyas80236/
Plays80162/
Plaus80151/
Plats80140/
Plahs8096/
Plash8095/
Plase8048/
Plasz8040/
Phlas806/
Plassová77137/
Plassche7735/
Plassova773/
Pla7522,384/
Platts736,932/
Pillas732,108/
Pellas731,256/
Pleiss73584/
Plasch73431/
Pleuss73247/
Plyats73123/
Plaats7378/
Please7363/
Plaise7355/
Pleash7352/
Pliats7326/
Phlash7312/
Plaahs737/
Plause736/
Plasce736/
Plauts735/
Pleats733/
Plosse733/
Plashe732/
Phlias731/
Plaush731/
Plyoss731/
Plaids731/
Pladÿs731/
Plaits731/
Plaust731/
Plaučs731/
Playsh731/
Plouss731/
Playse730/
Plastt730/
Pliassova7110/
Plea674,890/
Plat673,942/
Plaz671,436/
Plos671,239/
Plaß671,186/
Play67891/
Plai67507/
Pillias67474/
Plaa67437/
Plau67353/
Ppla67308/
Platsch67204/
Pillais67193/
Plasová67164/
Plax67152/
Plah67149/
Plla67139/
Plha6799/
Plasche6780/
Plad6768/
Plaasch6765/
Phla6758/
Phlatts6732/
Plia6719/
Plaj6719/
Plousse6716/
Puellas6716/
Pleisse6715/
Plasova6713/
Plya679/
Pillash677/
Pellias676/
Pléa675/
Pellais674/
Pyllias674/
Ploa673/
Plga672/
Plaï672/
Platt's671/
Plap671/
Phlatse671/
Pillays671/
Plás671/
Plâa671/
Pleasch671/
Pillaus670/
Pillase670/
Pellast670/
Pellase670/
Plaisch670/

Plass Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plass in the Russian language
Плассplass-

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