Platania Surname

84,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Platania Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Platania Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4,6581:13,1292,123
United States4881:742,74458,145
Greece2091:53,0138,765
France1121:593,06078,954
Argentina861:497,01636,727
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
England201:2,785,90397,972
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Platania (53) may also be a first name.

Platania Last Name Facts

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

The surname Platania (Arabic: بلاتانيا) occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Platania? popularity and diffusion

The last name Platania is the 84,281st most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,270,936 people. Platania occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Platania are found; 81 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 81 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 53 people.

It is most widespread in Italy, where it is held by 4,658 people, or 1 in 13,129. In Italy it is primarily found in: Sicily, where 87 percent reside, Lazio, where 3 percent reside and Lombardy, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Italy it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Greece, where 4 percent reside.

Platania Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Platania has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Platania last name increased 8,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Platania Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Platania last name are 0.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Platania earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 6.75% less than the national average, earning €28,002 per year and in United States they earn 12.83% more than the national average, earning $48,685 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Platanias94352/
Platainia941/
Platonia882/
Platanios821/
Phlathanya788/
Plotenia75250/
Plataneo7516/
Platonya631/
Ploteñia631/

Platania Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Platania in the Arabic language
بلاتانياblatanya-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Platania
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis