Plavan Surname

413,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Plavan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plavan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2151:211,73328,431
Romania1281:156,85816,457
Italy1211:505,42750,992
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Uruguay1021:33,6453,884
Russia811:1,779,297115,341
Moldova161:222,58620,292
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Croatia61:704,76744,411
India51:153,413,076951,030
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

The alternate forms: Plăvan (1) are calculated separately.

Plavan (37) may also be a first name.

Plavan Last Name Facts

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

Plavan (Hindi: प्लावन, Marathi: दुावन, Russian: Плаван) is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Plăvan. Click here for further possible spellings of Plavan.

How Common Is The Last Name Plavan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 413,768th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,655,043 people. Plavan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Plavan live; 52 percent live in Eastern Europe and 33 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Plavan is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 37 people.

The last name Plavan is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is held by 215 people, or 1 in 211,733. In Ukraine Plavan is most prevalent in: Kiev, where 42 percent are found, Kiev Oblast, where 14 percent are found and Chernihiv Oblast, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Ukraine Plavan is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 15 percent are found and Italy, where 14 percent are found.

Plavan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Plavan last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Plavan last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered A Just Russias than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Plavan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.22% more than the national average, earning $48,420 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plăvan941/
Plavane9223/
Plavand9218/
Pillavan8633/
Plaban83902/
Plevan83338/
Plawan8378/
Plovan8335/
Plavon831/
Pillavant802/
Phlawan77218/
Phlaban7765/
Plasuan7752/
Playvon779/
Plaiwan776/
Plaswan776/
Plaiban771/
Plaewan771/
Plabane771/
Pillevan7169/
Plavosin7114/
Plaisuan7110/
Phlaiwan715/
Plainpan715/
Platbang712/
Plouvain712/
Plaiwang711/
Phlawaan711/
Playwang711/
Pellevan711/
Plasswan710/
Plabon678,029/
Plewan67154/
Phlayuang6778/
Pleván6726/
Phlaiwang678/
Pillevaan675/
Plawon672/
Plaithuan671/
Phlaswane671/
Pillavone671/
Plabam671/

Plavan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plavan in the Marathi language
दुावनduavana-
Plavan in the Hindi language
प्लावनplavana66.67
प्लवनplavana33.33
Plavan in the Russian language
Плаванplavan-

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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 Plavan
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