Platana Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Platana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Platana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece691:160,57726,211
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080

Platana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Platana (Russian: Платана) occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Platana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Platana is the 1,380,086th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Platana live; 43 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 43 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Greece, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 160,577. In Greece it is most common in: Attica, where 75 percent are found, Peloponnese, where 23 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 1 percent are found. Not including Greece this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 15 percent are found.

Platana Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Platana earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 7.78% less than the national average, earning R 219,144 per year and in Canada they earn 35.66% more than the national average, earning $67,399 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Platana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Platana in the Russian language
Платанаplatana-

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Platana
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