Plateau Surname

306,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Plateau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plateau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9051:73,39510,278
Belgium2451:46,9257,632
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England61:9,286,343223,652
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Plateau (25) may also be a first name.

Plateau Last Name Facts

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

Plateau (Arabic: بلاتيو) occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plateau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 306,393rd most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,905,629 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Plateau live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 25 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 905 people, or 1 in 73,395. In France Plateau is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 31 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 26 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 12 percent reside. Not including France this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Plateau Last Name Statistics demography

Plateau earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.16% less than the national average, earning $37,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Platteau931,519/
Platieau9317/
Platea9212/
Pleatea861/
Plotieau801/
Platteeu801/
Plathieu800/
Platia77605/
Plotea7763/
Platya773/
Platja771/
Platía771/
Platias71282/
Platjie71215/
Plathia7140/
Platéus7114/
Platyie7113/
Platija7112/
Platjee717/
Plathya711/
Plaatjie6712,162/
Plaatyie6793/
Plautius674/
Plattias672/
Plaatjee671/
Pleutieu670/
Plaistia670/
Plaaitjie6376/
Plaadtjie631/
Plaatjiie631/
Plaatjiies591/
Plotiat571/
Plostius531/

Plateau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plateau in the Arabic language
بلاتيوblatyw-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Plateau
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