Plat Surname

116,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Plat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,4681:11,5041,611
France1,4221:46,7116,009
Germany1731:465,34940,819
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Russia1001:1,441,23199,834
Ukraine771:591,20465,049
Poland721:527,89950,824
Argentina671:637,96144,681
Cambodia481:322,6493,598
Canada391:944,75971,777
Kazakhstan371:477,90535,586
Uruguay261:131,99112,009
India231:33,350,669396,143
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
England191:2,932,529101,561
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

The alternate forms: Plát (28) are calculated separately.

Plat (1,346) may also be a first name.

Plat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plat (Hindi: पलट, Russian: Плат) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Plát. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plat? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 116,888th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,848,693 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Plat are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Plat is also the 213,975th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 1,346 people.

Plat is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,468 people, or 1 in 11,504. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Holland, where 27 percent are found, Friesland, where 13 percent are found and South Holland, where 12 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname is found in 57 countries. It also occurs in France, where 36 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Plat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plat has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plat surname increased 137 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 65 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Plat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Plat are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Plat earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.88% less than the national average, earning R 92,964 per year; in United States they earn 11.3% more than the national average, earning $48,023 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.35% less than the national average, earning $44,541 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plát9228/
Platt8951,764/
Plate899,287/
Plath898,298/
Plaut892,271/
Plast891,837/
Plaat89494/
Plait89352/
Plats89140/
Pleat89121/
Phlat8953/
Plaht8928/
Plyat8926/
Pladt8914/
Plajt899/
Platì897/
Playt896/
Pliat893/
Plašt892/
Pla8622,384/
Platts806,932/
Platte804,214/
Plautz802,614/
Pellat80896/
Plault80726/
Plathe80474/
Pillat80473/
Placht80400/
Phlaat80242/
Plauth80241/
Phlyat80161/
Plaate80151/
Plyats80123/
Plaats8078/
Plahte8052/
Plaute8047/
Plaste8039/
Pliats8026/
Plaath807/
Pleate806/
Plauts805/
Plhate805/
Pláate804/
Pyllat804/
Pleats803/
Plautt803/
Plaith802/
Plattz802/
Plyatt801/
Pliath801/
Plyate801/
Platss801/
Plaits801/
Plaust801/
Pllaut801/
Phlate801/
Plaait801/
Platch800/
Playte800/
Pllatt800/
Plaatz800/
Plaatt800/
Phlatt800/
Plaite800/
Plastt800/
Plas755,290/
Plea754,890/
Plot751,866/
Plaz751,436/
Plaß751,186/
Play75891/
Plai75507/
Plaa75437/
Plau75353/
Ppla75308/
Plah75149/
Plla75139/
Plha7599/
Plad7568/
Phla7558/
Plia7519/
Plaj7519/
Plya759/
Pléa755/
Ploa753/
Plga752/
Plaï752/
Plap751/
Plâa751/
Platova733,041/
Pellatt73857/
Pöllath73742/
Pillath73329/
Platsch73204/
Piollat73185/
Pellatz73130/
Pillatt7339/
Plachte7332/
Phlatts7332/
Puillat7320/
Platová7317/
Pilliat7316/
Pelliat7314/
Pillatz7314/
Pillate7313/
Pellate7312/
Pellath735/
Pillaut734/
Pillait733/
Plaiste732/
Platt's731/
Plausst731/
Pleault731/
Pleauth731/
Bhplate731/
Pla'ate731/
Poellat731/
Pillayt731/
Platthe730/
Pellast730/
Plauthe730/
Pilla6761,914/
Pella675,588/
Plott673,372/
Plass673,246/
Plaud671,646/
Pleau671,622/
Plaha671,359/
Pleas67807/
Plapp67706/
Plach67654/
Pleșa67624/
Plais67600/
Phlai67373/
Plias67340/
Pluot67284/
Plaas67282/
Pleah67273/
Plote67252/
Pillault67244/
Pylla67220/
Ploth67174/
Plays67162/
Plaus67151/
Plahe67136/
Phlay67118/
Plašć67116/
Pliot67107/
Pleha67100/
Phlot6798/
Plahs6796/
Plash6795/
Plaux6790/
Plaid6788/
Phlaj6786/
Plyay6784/
Plost6782/
Plots6778/
Pleut6767/
Plyatova6749/
Pleit6743/
Plajh6743/
Pllai6742/
Plasz6740/
Ploot6739/
Plahy6739/
Plaaß6737/
Pléha6731/
Plašč6727/
Phlya6727/
Placz6721/
Ploit6721/
Poellath6720/
Plout6718/
Plahý6718/
Plazz6717/
Phlad6712/
Pellault6711/
Phlau6710/
Plyot679/
Phlia678/
Plóth678/
Plajtová677/
Pleot677/
Phlas676/
Plauš676/
Plaić675/
Plattová674/
Plāte674/
Pëpla674/
Playz673/
Påhla673/
Plauz672/
Pleaz672/
Pellatte672/
Plaiz672/
Pleyt672/
Pleèa672/
Plaah672/
Plaai672/
Pellatts671/
Plaph671/
Plathová671/
Plhad671/
Pllya671/
Playd671/
Plazp671/
Ployt671/
Plojt671/
Põlla671/
Plaãa671/
Plaad671/
Phlla671/
Pleap670/
Plead670/
Plaay670/
Plattsch670/

Plat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plat in the Hindi language
पलटpalata-
Plat in the Russian language
Платplat-

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