Plassan Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Plassan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plassan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France391:1,703,147154,208
Mauritius321:40,4197,602
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Plassan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plassan is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plassan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,020,555th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Plassan live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 45 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most common in France, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 1,703,147. In France it is primarily found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 92 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 3 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 3 percent are found. Outside of France Plassan exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Mauritius, where 37 percent are found and South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plassan
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