Platkovs Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Platkovs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Platkovs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia191:107,89715,192
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Platkovs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Platkovs is found most frequently in Latvia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Platkovs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Platkovs are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 107,897. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 53 percent live, Latgale, where 37 percent live and Riga Planning Region, where 5 percent live. Besides Latvia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Platkov93300/
Platkova88179/
Plastkov8818/
Plaikovs881/
Plakov8612/
Plattkova823/
Plakhov802,681/
Plakova80200/
Plyakov8070/
Plackov808/
Pliakov807/
Platkow806/
Plotkov802/
Plakhova753,228/
Plachkov751,069/
Plashkov75105/
Plyakova7562/
Plackova7538/
Plyakhov7522/
Plyaskov7512/
Plhakova755/
Plotkova752/
Platcova752/
Plotckov751/
Plottkov751/
Plaikova751/
Plyashkov7128/
Plyakhova7112/
Plyachkov715/
Plauchkov714/
Plhackova711/
Plakof711/
Plaschkov711/
Plokov711/
Pillakova711/
Plackkova711/
Plokhov671,610/
Ploskov67476/
Plaskow67167/
Platcow6746/
Platków675/
Plyokov671/
Plotcov671/
Plakhof671/

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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 Platkovs
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