Plav Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Plav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 13 | 1:5,986,263 | 116,031 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Plav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Plav (Russian: Плав) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Plav? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Plav occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Plav live; 65 percent live in West Asia and 65 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
It is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 5,986,263. In Turkey Plav is mostly concentrated in: Izmir Province, where 69 percent live and Balikesir Province, where 31 percent live. Excluding Turkey this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 30 percent live and Iran, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plaev | 89 | 94 | / |
| Phlav | 89 | 17 | / |
| Pliav | 89 | 17 | / |
| Plavt | 89 | 4 | / |
| Plyav | 89 | 3 | / |
| Pllav | 89 | 1 | / |
| Phliav | 80 | 114 | / |
| Phlaev | 80 | 5 | / |
| Pillav | 80 | 3 | / |
| Plyaev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plavch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phlyav | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plaw | 75 | 124 | / |
| Plev | 75 | 75 | / |
| Plab | 75 | 45 | / |
| Plov | 75 | 11 | / |
| Plap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pillaiv | 73 | 8 | / |
| Plavova | 73 | 6 | / |
| Plapp | 67 | 706 | / |
| Plova | 67 | 35 | / |
| Pleev | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ploev | 67 | 26 | / |
| Plyavova | 67 | 19 | / |
| Phlev | 67 | 13 | / |
| Plaub | 67 | 13 | / |
| Plaubová | 67 | 10 | / |
| Plaff | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phlab | 67 | 8 | / |
| Plovz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Plovs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Plowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pleaf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Plape | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plapt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plaaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pliov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plazp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plawt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pilliaiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plauf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Platb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plafh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pleap | 67 | 0 | / |
Plav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Plav in the Russian language | ||
| Плав | plav | - |
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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 Plav
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