Platou Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Greenland

Platou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Platou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1651:31,1654,308
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Greenland461:1,226181
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
England121:4,643,172139,951
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Platou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Platou has its highest incidence in Norway. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Platou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Platou is the 766,190th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,590,177 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Platou reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 31,165. In Norway Platou is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 88 percent live, Western Norway, where 8 percent live and Central Norway, where 3 percent live. Other than Norway it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Greenland, where 12 percent live.

Platou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Platou has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Platou last name rose 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Platou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Platou surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Platou earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 19.26% more than the national average, earning 412,733 kr per year and in United States they earn 16.45% more than the national average, earning $50,245 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaitou924/
Plato913,946/
Platu9113/
Platto83338/
Plasto83335/
Playto83106/
Platoš8394/
Platos8381/
Platus8361/
Platau8351/
Platoe8327/
Platoi8313/
Plateu8312/
Plauto8311/
Platui833/
Platão832/
Platue832/
Plaito832/
Plyato831/
Platot831/
Platoz831/
Platoh831/
Plahto830/
Plataux7791/
Plattau7763/
Platosz7744/
Platosh7742/
Platoch7739/
Phlaito7734/
Plattus7733/
Ploutou7732/
Phlatho7731/
Plaitho7716/
Plateus7714/
Plattos7713/
Plastus779/
Platoip775/
Pillato774/
Plastoi774/
Pllatto773/
Plataut772/
Playtoe771/
Plahtoe771/
Pellato771/
Plastut771/
Platejo771/
Plathau771/
Platois771/
Plattoo771/
Plattot771/
Platayo771/
Plathoe771/
Plattoe770/
Plata7372,757/
Plotu7371/
Ploto7341/
Platô732/
Platā732/
Platá731/
Plateaux71614/
Phlaitho71575/
Phlatayu71107/
Plastiyo7191/
Pillatos7114/
Pillatto7111/
Pliastos719/
Pillaitu713/
Plaiteau713/
Phlaytho712/
Plastosz711/
Plauteau711/
Plliatoh711/
Plateaus711/
Pelliato711/
Platas677,402/
Platta67582/
Plaistowe67184/
Pleyto67165/
Plauta67141/
Platteaux67105/
Platthaus6799/
Platat6759/
Plataz6743/
Platah6742/
Plotto6740/
Plottu6734/
Plajta6725/
Platey6723/
Plotho6723/
Plasta6722/
Platea6712/
Platai6712/
Plahta679/
Ployto679/
Plyata677/
Platie677/
Platee676/
Płatos675/
Plaata675/
Platač675/
Pleito673/
Plotoh672/
Platha671/
Platohova671/
Plioto671/
Plotus671/
Platei671/
Plotos671/
Pladta671/
Plooto671/
Platye670/
Playta670/
Ploito670/

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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 Platou
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