Platka Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Platka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Platka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Platka Last Name Facts

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

Platka is most common in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Platka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Platka is the 3,141,416th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Platka live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Platka is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 12,081,964. In The United States Platka is mostly concentrated in: California, where 43 percent live, Wisconsin, where 17 percent live and Nevada, where 13 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent live and Israel, where 10 percent live.

Platka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Platka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Platka last name expanded 231 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Platka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Platka last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Platka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Platkaja865/
Platkajs862/
Platkais861/
Platko83961/
Pletka83650/
Plotka83635/
Platke8381/
Platky8317/
Platki834/
Pladka830/
Plattke7734/
Plottka7712/
Platkes771/
Plattko771/
Plastko771/
Platcko771/
Pletcka770/
Platkojs712/
Plaatkie711/
Plotko671,006/
Plotke67407/
Pletko6742/
Platco6739/
Plotky6719/
Płotka6717/
Plotki673/
Pillatcki671/
Pladky670/
Plottke62238/
Plottki626/
Plotker626/
Platchi625/
Pladket622/
Plotcke622/
Plottko621/
Plotkey621/
Plostko621/
Plautche570/
Plotkeová531/
Pletco502/
Plotca502/
Plodko501/

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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
  • 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 Platka
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