Plata Surname
Approximately 72,757 people bear this surname
Plata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 26,925 | 1:4,610 | 600 |
| Colombia | 12,732 | 1:3,752 | 609 |
| Philippines | 7,922 | 1:12,779 | 1,324 |
| Bolivia | 5,263 | 1:2,017 | 370 |
| United States | 4,474 | 1:81,015 | 9,205 |
| Spain | 4,341 | 1:10,770 | 1,254 |
| Poland | 2,686 | 1:14,151 | 2,056 |
| Venezuela | 2,171 | 1:13,913 | 1,147 |
| Dominican Republic | 994 | 1:10,496 | 856 |
| Nicaragua | 859 | 1:7,009 | 609 |
| Ecuador | 518 | 1:30,706 | 3,728 |
| South Africa | 402 | 1:134,770 | 15,652 |
| Guatemala | 392 | 1:41,027 | 2,102 |
| Argentina | 310 | 1:137,882 | 11,676 |
| Brazil | 300 | 1:713,581 | 26,162 |
| Honduras | 281 | 1:31,375 | 1,012 |
| France | 250 | 1:265,691 | 40,939 |
| Panama | 248 | 1:15,775 | 1,163 |
| Cameroon | 198 | 1:104,894 | 12,325 |
| Canada | 178 | 1:206,998 | 20,123 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Germany | 152 | 1:529,641 | 44,407 |
| Peru | 122 | 1:260,526 | 10,530 |
| Uruguay | 115 | 1:29,841 | 3,435 |
| Puerto Rico | 99 | 1:35,860 | 955 |
| Italy | 73 | 1:837,763 | 64,881 |
| Latvia | 68 | 1:30,148 | 4,623 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Chile | 45 | 1:391,477 | 10,650 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Costa Rica | 32 | 1:149,377 | 2,141 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| El Salvador | 27 | 1:234,959 | 2,182 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 15 | 1:90,932 | 6,341 |
| Cuba | 14 | 1:823,051 | 6,140 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Slovakia | 13 | 1:410,496 | 52,415 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Greece | 9 | 1:1,231,088 | 85,267 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
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.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'silver'.
- manoloplataPlata Demographics
Average Plata Salary in
United States
$35,876 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Plata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plata Come From? nationality or country of origin
Plata (Arabic: بلاتا, Hindi: पीलता, Russian: Плата) is found most frequently in Mexico. It can occur as: Platā, Platá or Pläta. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Plata? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,817th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 100,163 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Plata reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 277,821st most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 859 people.
The last name Plata is most common in Mexico, where it is borne by 26,925 people, or 1 in 4,610. In Mexico Plata is mostly concentrated in: México, where 38 percent reside, Mexico City, where 17 percent reside and Sinaloa, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Mexico this surname occurs in 82 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.
Plata Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Plata has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plata surname rose 27,963 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Plata Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Plata last name are 42.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.44% registered with the 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
Plata Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Plata in the Hindi language | ||
| पीलता | pilata | - |
| Plata in the Russian language | ||
| Плата | plata | - |
| Plata in the Arabic language | ||
| بلاتا | blata | - |
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