Plavsa Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Plavsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plavsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Austria151:567,69652,281
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Plavša (147) are calculated separately.

Plavsa Last Name Facts

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

Plavsa occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Plavša. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plavsa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,506,728th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Plavsa live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Indiana, where 59 percent are found, Ohio, where 29 percent are found and Illinois, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States Plavsa exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 25 percent are found and Germany, where 24 percent are found.

Plavsa Last Name Statistics demography

Plavsa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plavša94147/
Plapsa833/
Plawsa831/
Plavsić7740/
Plavsyi771/
Plavsiz771/
Plavsich7127/
Plavci6762/
Plavše6715/
Plavshich674/
Plavshych674/
Plapşa671/
Pliawsahat631/
Pliawsahad631/
Plavšić625,671/
Pllavci62156/
Plavšič628/
Pllavçi621/
Plabchai571/
Phlapchai53117/
Plawzi501/

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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 Plavsa
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