Plattner Surname

56,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Plattner Surname User-submission:

Plattner is a German word for a 'blacksmith' who create plate armor in the medival times.

Plattner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria2,7081:3,145309
Germany1,9931:40,3945,332
United States1,4571:248,77123,674
Switzerland1,1821:6,9481,111
Italy1,1251:54,3629,790
Argentina2271:188,29715,705
Israel1051:81,5019,827
Chile561:314,5808,983
Hungary411:239,42119,309
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
France131:5,109,440259,941
England121:4,643,172139,951
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
China31:455,773,85521,925
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

The alternate forms: Plättner (231) are calculated separately.

Plattner (56) may also be a first name.

Plattner Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Plattner is a German word for a 'blacksmith' who create plate armor in the medival times.

- impedicus

Plattner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plattner is held by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Plättner. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plattner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 56,071st most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 805,521 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Plattner live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. Plattner is also the 1,321,957th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 56 people.

The surname Plattner is most frequently held in Austria, where it is held by 2,708 people, or 1 in 3,145. In Austria Plattner is most numerous in: Tyrol, where 57 percent reside, Vienna, where 11 percent reside and Carinthia, where 9 percent reside. Beside Austria this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Plattner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plattner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plattner surname rose 1,362 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plattner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plattner last name are 9.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plattner earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $47,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.64% less than the national average, earning $39,429 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plättner96231/
Plaettner9420/
Plaittner940/
Platner931,437/
Plettner88655/
Plathner88111/
Plaetner88111/
Plöttner88100/
Plottner8874/
Plyatner8842/
Playtner8810/
Platnerz883/
Platnner881/
Plaitner880/
Planer862,184/
Plattnerová841/
Ploettner8247/
Planner801,851/
Plotner801,564/
Plötner80799/
Planert80733/
Plainer80553/
Pletner80107/
Pleaner8057/
Plajner8048/
Planger8046/
Plasner8033/
Playner8013/
Platney805/
Planier803/
Plauner802/
Planeur801/
Plahner801/
Pllaner801/
Plagner800/
Platnee800/
Plane772,767/
Pleitner75258/
Ploetner75133/
Plannier7552/
Plaisner759/
Plainetr759/
Plöthner756/
Plajhner755/
Pleasner753/
Plannert753/
Pflauner752/
Pflagner752/
Platnesz751/
Pflanger751/
Playsner751/
Plainner750/
Pflanner750/
Plautnerová741/
Plange716,959/
Planes715,505/
Ploner713,627/
Planet712,127/
Plaine711,017/
Plagne71411/
Planey71202/
Planje71196/
Playne71189/
Planez71175/
Planea71171/
Pleithner7159/
Pleuthner7126/
Pláner7126/
Pflaugner7117/
Planerová7116/
Platny719/
Platni716/
Platna715/
Planei714/
Planee713/
Planie712/
Phlane712/
Planerova712/
Planne712/
Plañer712/
Planeh711/
Pflangner711/
Planed711/
Pplane710/
Planir710/
Plainet67634/
Pleiner67547/
Plonner67185/
Plagnes67180/
Pillane67120/
Ploiner6782/
Plaines6779/
Plotnir6771/
Plagnet6744/
Plainerová6728/
Planets6725/
Plannet6722/
Plajnerová6722/
Plotnyr6722/
Plogner6721/
Planett6718/
Planije6716/
Pleyner6711/
Playnet679/
Pellane678/
Planheu675/
Pflaune674/
Playnes674/
Plaigne672/
Plainerova672/
Planess671/
Plannerová671/
Planney671/
Plannez671/
Pllanee671/
Plotnerova671/
Playneh671/
Planhey671/
Plagnej671/
Plosner671/
Plangey671/
Plainne671/
Playned671/
Plannes670/
Pflanne670/
Ployner670/
Plasnet670/

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