Platzky Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Israel

Platzky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Platzky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Platzký (10) are calculated separately.

Platzky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Platzky is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Platzký. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Platzky? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. Platzky occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Platzky live; 45 percent live in Southern Africa and 45 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Platzky is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 67 percent are found and Western Cape, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent are found and Israel, where 21 percent are found.

Platzky Last Name Statistics demography

Platzky earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 112.91% more than the national average, earning R 505,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Platzký9510/
Pliatzky931/
Plazky921/
Platzke86247/
Plotzky8687/
Platsky8634/
Plötzky8615/
Platzká868/
Platzka862/
Platzki861/
Platzker8044/
Platzcke802/
Platskiy801/
Plotzkey801/
Platshky800/
Placky7716/
Pillatzke75194/
Pillatzki75168/
Platskaya752/
Plotzki71489/
Plotzke71429/
Pletzke71257/
Plotsky71233/
Plötzke7165/
Plachky7156/
Placzki7136/
Platske7120/
Plotzka7115/
Placzke7114/
Plackey7114/
Pletsky716/
Platski712/
Plätzke711/
Pletzki711/
Plötzki711/
Plotzker67145/
Plotskiy67121/
Pletskyi6751/
Plotskyi6734/
Pletskiy6723/
Ploetzke6718/
Pliatska679/
Platscka671/
Pletskoy671/
Phlotzke671/

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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 Platzky
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