Plathner Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Plathner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plathner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany901:894,50563,669
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Plathner Last Name Facts

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

Plathner is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plathner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,736,881st most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Plathner live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 894,505. In Germany Plathner is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 44 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 8 percent reside and Sweden, where 5 percent reside.

Plathner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plathner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plathner last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Platner931,437/
Plahner931/
Plattner889,047/
Plaetner88111/
Plyatner8842/
Playtner8810/
Plöthner886/
Plajhner885/
Platnerz883/
Platnner881/
Plaitner880/
Planer862,184/
Pleithner8259/
Pleuthner8226/
Plaettner8220/
Plaittner820/
Planner801,851/
Plotner801,564/
Plötner80799/
Planert80733/
Plainer80553/
Pletner80107/
Pleaner8057/
Plajner8048/
Planger8046/
Plasner8033/
Playner8013/
Platney805/
Planier803/
Plauner802/
Planeur801/
Pllaner801/
Plagner800/
Platnee800/
Plane772,767/
Plettner75655/
Pleitner75258/
Plättner75231/
Ploetner75133/
Plöttner75100/
Plottner7574/
Plannier7552/
Plaisner759/
Plainetr759/
Pleasner753/
Plannert753/
Pflauner752/
Pflagner752/
Platnesz751/
Pflanger751/
Playsner751/
Plainner750/
Pflanner750/
Plattnerová741/
Plautnerová741/
Plange716,959/
Planes715,505/
Ploner713,627/
Planet712,127/
Plaine711,017/
Plagne71411/
Planey71202/
Planje71196/
Playne71189/
Planez71175/
Planea71171/
Ploettner7147/
Pláner7126/
Plahna7120/
Pflaugner7117/
Planerová7116/
Platny719/
Platni716/
Platna715/
Planei714/
Planee713/
Planie712/
Phlane712/
Planerova712/
Planne712/
Plañer712/
Planeh711/
Pflangner711/
Planed711/
Plahny711/
Pplane710/
Planir710/
Plainet67634/
Pleiner67547/
Plonner67185/
Plagnes67180/
Pillane67120/
Ploiner6782/
Plaines6779/
Plotnir6771/
Plagnet6744/
Plainerová6728/
Planets6725/
Plannet6722/
Plajnerová6722/
Plotnyr6722/
Plogner6721/
Planett6718/
Planije6716/
Pleyner6711/
Playnet679/
Pellane678/
Plohneh676/
Planheu675/
Pflaune674/
Playnes674/
Plaigne672/
Plainerova672/
Plahniy671/
Planess671/
Plannerová671/
Planney671/
Plannez671/
Pllanee671/
Plotnerova671/
Playneh671/
Planhey671/
Plagnej671/
Plosner671/
Plangey671/
Plainne671/
Playned671/
Plannes670/
Pflanne670/
Ployner670/
Plasnet670/

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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 Plathner
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