Plath Surname

60,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Plath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,3401:15,0761,981
United States1,9731:183,71018,319
Australia2711:99,61511,276
Brazil1361:1,574,07652,203
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Denmark921:61,3566,206
Poland911:417,67944,209
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Peru271:1,177,19020,369
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
England121:4,643,172139,951
Norway91:571,36544,190
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
France51:13,284,544357,392
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:241,43620,158

Plath Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plath occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plath? popularity and diffusion

It is the 60,683rd most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 878,229 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Plath reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 5,340 people, or 1 in 15,076. In Germany it is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 21 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 10 percent live. Aside from Germany Plath occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Plath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plath has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plath last name increased 949 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plath Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plath last name are 13.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.82% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plath earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.73% less than the national average, earning 288,171 kr per year; in Peru they earn 13.32% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,967 per year; in South Africa they earn 329.73% more than the national average, earning R 1,021,210 per year; in United States they earn 10.44% more than the national average, earning $47,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.29% less than the national average, earning $47,554 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plathe91474/
Plauth91241/
Plaath917/
Plaith912/
Pliath911/
Platch910/
Plat893,942/
Pöllath83742/
Pillath83329/
Platsch83204/
Pellath835/
Pleauth831/
Platthe830/
Plauthe830/
Platt8051,764/
Plate809,287/
Plaut802,271/
Plast801,837/
Plaat80494/
Plait80352/
Ploth80174/
Plats80140/
Pleat80121/
Phlat8053/
Plaht8028/
Plyat8026/
Pladt8014/
Plajt809/
Plóth808/
Platì807/
Playt806/
Pliat803/
Plašt802/
Poellath7720/
Plathová771/
Plattsch770/
Platts736,932/
Platte734,214/
Plautz732,614/
Pellat73896/
Pillat73473/
Placht73400/
Phlaat73242/
Phlyat73161/
Plaate73151/
Plyats73123/
Plothe73118/
Plaats7378/
Plotch7358/
Plahte7352/
Plaute7347/
Plaste7339/
Pliats7326/
Pleate736/
Plauts735/
Plhate735/
Pláate734/
Pyllat734/
Pleats733/
Plautt733/
Plouth732/
Plattz732/
Plyatt731/
Plyate731/
Platss731/
Plaits731/
Plaust731/
Pleith731/
Pllaut731/
Phlate731/
Plaait731/
Playte730/
Pllatt730/
Plaatz730/
Plaatt730/
Phlatt730/
Plaite730/
Plastt730/
Pillatsch7148/
Platova673,041/
Plot671,866/
Pellatt67857/
Piollat67185/
Pellatz67130/
Pölloth67125/
Pelloth6790/
Plad6768/
Pillatt6739/
Plachte6732/
Phlatts6732/
Plát6728/
Pälloth6722/
Puillat6720/
Platová6717/
Pilliat6716/
Pelliat6714/
Pillatz6714/
Pillate6713/
Pellate6712/
Pillhatsch678/
Pillaut674/
Pillait673/
Plaiste672/
Pleitch672/
Platt's671/
Plausst671/
Bhplate671/
Pilladh671/
Pla'ate671/
Poellat671/
Pillayt671/
Pellast670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plath
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