Plavecz Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Plavecz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plavecz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary3261:30,1113,299
England211:2,653,24194,788
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Plavecz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plavecz is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plavecz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 796,486th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. The surname Plavecz occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Plavecz are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 92 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Hungary, where it is borne by 326 people, or 1 in 30,111. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Békés County, where 33 percent are found, Pest County, where 33 percent are found and Budapest, where 15 percent are found. Other than Hungary it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and Czechia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plavec921,028/
Plavetz864/
Plave8365/
Plaveczová823/
Plaivech8014/
Plavie77199/
Plavea7741/
Plaver7737/
Plavic7735/
Plavet7729/
Plaveţ774/
Plovec773/
Plaveč771/
Pleave771/
Plavecová756/
Plavecova753/
Plawetz7144/
Plavets7144/
Plavich7142/
Plavych7132/
Ploviez715/
Plavejs713/
Plauvet712/
Platver712/
Pllavic711/
Pillave711/
Plouviez67817/
Plava67344/
Plavi6799/
Plavá6728/
Plawe6719/
Plavy6716/
Plavý677/
Plove673/
Pllavici671/
Plavă671/
Pellaver671/

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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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  • 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 Plavecz
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