Plavc Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Plavc Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plavc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia281:88,84611,009
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Plavc Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plavc is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plavc? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. Plavc is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Plavc live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 88,846. In Slovenia Plavc is most numerous in: Central Slovenia, where 82 percent reside, Upper Carniola, where 14 percent reside and Savinja, where 4 percent reside. Barring Slovenia Plavc occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 23 percent reside and Kosovo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plavci9162/
Pllavc916/
Plavch911/
Pllavci83156/
Plovc803/
Plawc801/
Plavcová77420/
Plavcova778/
Plavtz731/
Plavczová7115/
Plavckova712/
Plavcková711/
Plavkova6253/
Plavková6236/
Plavčova629/
Pillaivk621/
Plovz607/
Plovs605/
Plawk603/
Plaws601/
Plavtsova573/
Plawke5513/
Plafke559/
Plovsh550/
Phlaiphech531/
Plaffke502/
Pillovs501/
Plehovs501/

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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 Plavc
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