Plava Surname

811,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Plava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo1951:9,5481,466
Slovenia261:95,68011,418
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Albania221:132,45711,174
Bulgaria121:581,57524,486
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Plavá (28) & Plavă (1) are calculated separately.

Plava (60) may also be a first name.

Plava Last Name Facts

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

Plava has its highest incidence in Kosovo. It may also appear as a variant: Plavá or Plavă. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plava? popularity and diffusion

It is the 811,192nd most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 21,184,726 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Plava are found; 77 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent are found in Albano-Europe. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widespread first name globally It is held by 60 people.

Plava is most frequent in Kosovo, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 9,548. In Kosovo Plava is most common in: District of Gjakova, where 85 percent are found, District of Mitrovica, where 7 percent are found and District of Peja, where 6 percent are found. Not including Kosovo this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Plava Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plava surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Plava earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.72% less than the national average, earning $28,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plavá9328/
Plavă931/
Pllava9150/
Plavat9145/
Plaeva9144/
Pleava9144/
Plavea9141/
Platva913/
Plavai911/
Pellava8335/
Pláňava8320/
Plaňava838/
Plaivat831/
Plavaja831/
Pliavga831/
Pleva802,990/
Plaba80148/
Plavi8099/
Plave8065/
Plawa8040/
Plova8035/
Plavy8016/
Plavý807/
Pillavat7727/
Pillavas7711/
Pillavad772/
Plaivach771/
Pellavad771/
Plavie73199/
Plovas7382/
Plavos7354/
Plavis7346/
Plavou7342/
Plaver7337/
Plavio7336/
Plavet7329/
Plawat7327/
Ploeva7317/
Pleeva7310/
Plasua739/
Plavit739/
Pllavi735/
Plotva735/
Plaveţ734/
Plavgo734/
Plovaz733/
Plaway732/
Pleavă732/
Pleave731/
Plyova731/
Plaswa731/
Plauwa731/
Plavecz67353/
Pliavgo67209/
Plyavgo67131/
Pellawa6752/
Plavets6744/
Plavich6742/
Plavych6732/
Plasuah6722/
Plasway6721/
Plabeah6721/
Plehova6717/
Pillawa678/
Pellova676/
Pillavi675/
Pilleva674/
Plavetz674/
Phlawai674/
Pliampa674/
Plavejs673/
Planpai672/
Plauvet672/
Platver672/
Pellavi671/
Plavish671/
Platvot671/
Plgawaj671/
Pillave671/
Playwah671/
Pylleva671/
Plauway670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plava
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