Plata Surname

7,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Plata Surname Definition:

Riojano name.

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Plata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico26,9251:4,610600
Colombia12,7321:3,752609
Philippines7,9221:12,7791,324
Bolivia5,2631:2,017370
United States4,4741:81,0159,205
Spain4,3411:10,7701,254
Poland2,6861:14,1512,056
Venezuela2,1711:13,9131,147
Dominican Republic9941:10,496856
Nicaragua8591:7,009609
Ecuador5181:30,7063,728
South Africa4021:134,77015,652
Guatemala3921:41,0272,102
Argentina3101:137,88211,676
Brazil3001:713,58126,162
Honduras2811:31,3751,012
France2501:265,69140,939
Panama2481:15,7751,163
Cameroon1981:104,89412,325
Canada1781:206,99820,123
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Germany1521:529,64144,407
Peru1221:260,52610,530
Uruguay1151:29,8413,435
Puerto Rico991:35,860955
Italy731:837,76364,881
Latvia681:30,1484,623
Australia491:550,93340,757
England481:1,160,79354,689
Chile451:391,47710,650
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Costa Rica321:149,3772,141
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
El Salvador271:234,9592,182
India261:29,502,515369,827
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Trinidad and Tobago151:90,9326,341
Cuba141:823,0516,140
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Israel101:855,76354,181
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Norway91:571,36544,190
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Malta11:430,2723,380
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Andorra11:83,8382,381
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Platā (2), Platá (1) & Pläta (1) are calculated separately.

Plata (859) may also be a first name.

Plata Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Riojano name.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'silver'.

- manoloplata

Plata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plata (Arabic: بلاتا, Hindi: पीलता, Russian: Плата) occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Platā, Platá or Pläta. For other possible spellings of Plata click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plata? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plata is the 7,817th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 100,163 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Plata are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 277,821st most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 859 people.

Plata is most common in Mexico, where it is carried by 26,925 people, or 1 in 4,610. In Mexico Plata is mostly found in: México, where 38 percent reside, Mexico City, where 17 percent reside and Sinaloa, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Mexico this last name exists in 82 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.

Plata Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plata has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plata last name expanded 27,963 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plata Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plata last name are 42.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Plata earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.85% less than the national average, earning 180,464 kr per year; in Peru they earn 22.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,674 per year; in South Africa they earn 21.83% less than the national average, earning R 185,760 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.91% less than the national average, earning $22,041,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.86% less than the national average, earning $35,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning $53,694 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Platā932/
Platá931/
Pläta931/
Platas917,402/
Platta91582/
Plauta91141/
Platat9159/
Platau9151/
Plataz9143/
Platah9142/
Plajta9125/
Plasta9122/
Platea9112/
Platai9112/
Plahta919/
Plyata917/
Plaata915/
Platač915/
Plaeta911/
Platha911/
Pladta911/
Playta910/
Plachta831,411/
Platash83286/
Platais83205/
Plataux8391/
Plattau8363/
Pillata8335/
Platach8332/
Platays8329/
Platajs8326/
Pellata8310/
Plastas839/
Platacz839/
Plautha836/
Plyatas833/
Plataut832/
Platačs831/
Plahata831/
Plathau831/
Pleatea831/
Plausta831/
Plate809,287/
Plato803,946/
Plati803,006/
Plota80623/
Pleta80337/
Platy80187/
Platè8015/
Platé8011/
Platô802/
Plateaux77614/
Plauszta7730/
Pillatha774/
Plaiteau773/
Plaistad771/
Plaitais771/
Plauteau771/
Plateaus771/
Plastead770/
Plaistea770/
Platte734,214/
Plater733,125/
Platis732,106/
Platyi73942/
Platje73561/
Plathe73474/
Plotas73389/
Platou73372/
Plates73349/
Platto73338/
Plasto73335/
Platet73311/
Plaate73151/
Platti73146/
Plaiti73112/
Playto73106/
Platoš7394/
Pletta7386/
Platos7381/
Plahte7352/
Pleeta7348/
Plaute7347/
Plaste7339/
Platio7334/
Platey7323/
Pliota7320/
Plotta7320/
Plasti7317/
Plathi7313/
Platoi7313/
Plateu7312/
Platiz7312/
Plateh7312/
Plauto7311/
Plahti7310/
Plathy7310/
Platez738/
Platie737/
Pleate736/
Platip736/
Pleyta736/
Platee736/
Platit735/
Plhate735/
Pleita734/
Pláate734/
Plahty733/
Platui733/
Platão732/
Platty732/
Pleota732/
Plauti732/
Plheta732/
Platté732/
Plaati732/
Plaito732/
Pletai731/
Plaeto731/
Plleta731/
Plyate731/
Plyato731/
Platei731/
Platot731/
Platoz731/
Plotaj731/
Plautj731/
Phlate731/
Platoh731/
Playte730/
Plauty730/
Plahto730/
Plaite730/
Platteaux71105/
Platthaus7199/
Playstead7116/
Plaistead711/
Platohova711/
Plaster674,547/
Platter672,584/
Pellati671,245/
Pillati67650/
Playter67633/
Plathey67360/
Plaitis67283/
Plaatje67247/
Plaatyi67238/
Plattes67235/
Plettau67218/
Phlotat67211/
Plathip67146/
Platthy67133/
Platych6783/
Pliotas6770/
Plattje6763/
Plattet6751/
Phloita6749/
Platosz6744/
Platosh6742/
Platoch6739/
Phlaito6734/
Plaiter6733/
Plachte6732/
Plasted6731/
Płachta6731/
Phlatho6731/
Plauter6726/
Playtis6718/
Plateis6718/
Plahter6716/
Plaitho6716/
Plather6715/
Plattos6713/
Pillate6713/
Pellate6712/
Platich6712/
Pillaty6711/
Platets6710/
Plattey6710/
Plehaty679/
Plattis678/
Pelleta678/
Plattie676/
Plahtiy675/
Plotash675/
Plaitez675/
Platoip675/
Plottas675/
Plahtii674/
Pellota674/
Pillato674/
Plastis674/
Pleitas674/
Plaitou674/
Plastoi674/
Plotast673/
Plaites673/
Pllatto673/
Plotajs673/
Plehati673/
Plaited672/
Plaiste672/
Playtez672/
Playtes672/
Pillota672/
Plaitip672/
Plastii671/
Platish671/
Plattee671/
Pleitaz671/
Bhplate671/
Pellato671/
Pellaty671/
Pla'ate671/
Plaatie671/
Plathes671/
Platois671/
Plattoo671/
Plattot671/
Plachti671/
Platysh671/
Plodtap671/
Ploytai671/
Pilleta671/
Plaatge670/
Platthe670/
Plauthe670/
Plattej670/

Plata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plata in the Hindi language
पीलताpilata-
Plata in the Russian language
Платаplata-
Plata in the Arabic language
بلاتاblata-

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