Platjes Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Platjes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Platjes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Platjes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Platjes occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Platjes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Platjes is the 1,931,261st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname Platjes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Platjes reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 225,162. In The Netherlands Platjes is primarily found in: Overijssel, where 99 percent reside and South Holland, where 1 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Platjes Last Name Statistics demography

Platjes earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.33% less than the national average, earning R 61,008 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaatjes93862/
Platjies93484/
Platje92561/
Plaatjies8825,631/
Plaatijes881/
Plhatjies881/
Plaaitjes881/
Plaatjese881/
Plattjies881/
Plaatje86247/
Platjie86215/
Plattje8663/
Platyes8627/
Platjee867/
Platjis861/
Plaaitjies82532/
Plaaatjies821/
Plaatjie8012,162/
Plaaties804/
Plaatjis801/
Platseas801/
Plaatjee801/
Places77723/
Platsi77104/
Plages7723/
Platjé779/
Platie777/
Platji772/
Plazes772/
Platja771/
Plases771/
Platze771/
Platye770/
Plaaitjie7576/
Plaatyies7510/
Plaatches752/
Plaatjied751/
Platcheus751/
Plaatjiez751/
Plaatsies751/
Plaatties751/
Plaadtjie751/
Platzer718,793/
Placesh711,978/
Platsis71282/
Platier71100/
Plagges7127/
Platyie7113/
Platija7112/
Plattie716/
Phlatsi716/
Platsai715/
Plautze715/
Plagese713/
Pleases712/
Plaatye712/
Phlages712/
Plaatji712/
Phlatse711/
Platyer711/
Placees711/
Plaatie711/
Plaatjé711/
Plaatge710/
Plaze67273/
Plaatyie6793/
Plattier6766/
Plaatzer6754/
Plathier6736/
Plagesse679/
Plaatsie671/
Plaathie671/
Ploosjes671/
Plastier671/
Plaajtie671/
Pleities671/
Plattzer670/

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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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  • 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 Platjes
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