Plavina Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Plavina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plavina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1441:14,2362,116
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

The alternate forms: Pļaviņa (13) are calculated separately.

Plavina Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plavina (Russian: Плавина) is found most in Latvia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Pļaviņa. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plavina? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plavina is the 1,111,382nd most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Plavina reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name Plavina is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 14,236. In Latvia Plavina is primarily concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 65 percent live, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 24 percent live and Semigallia, where 8 percent live. Other than Latvia this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 10 percent live and Czechia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plyavina9334/
Plavinas932/
Plavin92203/
Pļaviņa9013/
Pleavin86372/
Plyavin86102/
Plevina8688/
Plavyna8628/
Plabina866/
Plavind862/
Plovina861/
Plavena861/
Plavino861/
Plotvina8035/
Plovin7765/
Plavyn7723/
Plaven7712/
Plavén776/
Plavinová7518/
Plouvin71501/
Pillavoine7150/
Plotvin7120/
Plovino7114/
Pillaboina7114/
Plewina719/
Plovint711/
Plyovin711/
Plowain711/
Plabino711/
Plotvyna676/
Plawiten675/
Plouvain672/
Plewinah671/
Pillabohina671/
Plotvyn576/
Pleuven573/
Plawenn572/
Ploywean534/

Plavina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plavina in the Russian language
Плавинаplavina-

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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 Plavina
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