Plavnik Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Plavnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plavnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Russia861:1,675,849110,706
Belarus311:306,48634,064
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Norway131:395,56035,657
Israel121:713,13647,700
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Plavnik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plavnik (Russian: Плавник) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plavnik? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 926,175th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. Plavnik occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Plavnik live; 39 percent live in Eastern Europe and 38 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 3,207,601. In The United States it is primarily found in: New Jersey, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 13 percent are found and Alabama, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States Plavnik is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 30 percent are found and Belarus, where 11 percent are found.

Plavnik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plavnik surname are 25.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plavnik earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 103.59% more than the national average, earning 704,588 kr per year and in United States they earn 80.01% more than the national average, earning $77,671 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plavnick93246/
Plyavnik9320/
Plavnyk8635/
Plabnik864/
Plawnik861/
Plavnikova8213/
Plovnick8052/
Plawnick802/
Plavnykova714/
Plovnikova711/
Plobnick671/

Plavnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plavnik in the Russian language
Плавникplavnik-

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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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  • 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 Plavnik
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