Play Surname
Approximately 891 people bear this surname
Play Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 427 | 1:155,557 | 24,136 |
| Iran | 242 | 1:317,283 | 21,995 |
| Israel | 155 | 1:55,211 | 7,155 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Play (751) may also be a first name.
Play Demographics
Average Play Salary in
England
£39,025
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Play Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Play Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Play (Arabic: بلاي, Russian: Плай) occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Play? popularity and diffusion
The last name Play is the 395,841st most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,179,064 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Play reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 299,937th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 751 people.
The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 427 people, or 1 in 155,557. In France it is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 69 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 7 percent are found. Outside of France it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 27 percent are found and Israel, where 17 percent are found.
Play Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playa | 89 | 10,630 | / |
| Playe | 89 | 1,069 | / |
| Plays | 89 | 162 | / |
| Phlay | 89 | 118 | / |
| Playo | 89 | 85 | / |
| Plyay | 89 | 84 | / |
| Plaiy | 89 | 42 | / |
| Plahy | 89 | 39 | / |
| Playà | 89 | 16 | / |
| Playu | 89 | 9 | / |
| Playt | 89 | 6 | / |
| Playi | 89 | 4 | / |
| Playá | 89 | 4 | / |
| Playz | 89 | 3 | / |
| Playy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Playd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Playé | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plaay | 89 | 0 | / |
| Pla | 86 | 22,384 | / |
| Ply | 86 | 1,225 | / |
| Pillay | 80 | 138,947 | / |
| Playas | 80 | 415 | / |
| Pellay | 80 | 130 | / |
| Playez | 80 | 124 | / |
| Phlyay | 80 | 103 | / |
| Phlayo | 80 | 86 | / |
| Playee | 80 | 56 | / |
| Playah | 80 | 40 | / |
| Playeh | 80 | 34 | / |
| Plahey | 80 | 23 | / |
| Playaz | 80 | 15 | / |
| Plahay | 80 | 9 | / |
| Playes | 80 | 6 | / |
| Playid | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pıllay | 80 | 3 | / |
| Plaaya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Playet | 80 | 2 | / |
| Plauyo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Playad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plyayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Playie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Playsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pliaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plauhy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phliay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pyllay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plas | 75 | 5,290 | / |
| Plea | 75 | 4,890 | / |
| Plat | 75 | 3,942 | / |
| Plaz | 75 | 1,436 | / |
| Plaß | 75 | 1,186 | / |
| Pley | 75 | 788 | / |
| Plai | 75 | 507 | / |
| Plaa | 75 | 437 | / |
| Plau | 75 | 353 | / |
| Ppla | 75 | 308 | / |
| Ploy | 75 | 190 | / |
| Plah | 75 | 149 | / |
| Plla | 75 | 139 | / |
| Plha | 75 | 99 | / |
| Pluy | 75 | 78 | / |
| Plad | 75 | 68 | / |
| Phla | 75 | 58 | / |
| Phly | 75 | 49 | / |
| Plyh | 75 | 49 | / |
| Plye | 75 | 47 | / |
| Plia | 75 | 19 | / |
| Plaj | 75 | 19 | / |
| Plya | 75 | 9 | / |
| Plae | 75 | 8 | / |
| Plyy | 75 | 7 | / |
| Pléa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Plúa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ploa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Plga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pliy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Plyš | 75 | 2 | / |
| Plaï | 75 | 2 | / |
| Plap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plâa | 75 | 1 | / |
| P'Ly | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plhy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pply | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geeplay | 73 | 563 | / |
| Pillayi | 73 | 104 | / |
| Pillaye | 73 | 89 | / |
| Playout | 73 | 32 | / |
| Pillaiy | 73 | 17 | / |
| Pillaya | 73 | 16 | / |
| Pillayy | 73 | 10 | / |
| Pellayo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ppillay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Playová | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pellayy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pillayd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pillays | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puillay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pillayt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pillayh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pilllay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pilla | 67 | 61,914 | / |
| Platt | 67 | 51,764 | / |
| Pella | 67 | 5,588 | / |
| Plass | 67 | 3,246 | / |
| Pilly | 67 | 3,066 | / |
| Plaut | 67 | 2,271 | / |
| Pelly | 67 | 1,939 | / |
| Plast | 67 | 1,837 | / |
| Plaud | 67 | 1,646 | / |
| Plaha | 67 | 1,359 | / |
| Plaia | 67 | 1,192 | / |
| Pleas | 67 | 807 | / |
| Plysh | 67 | 804 | / |
| Plapp | 67 | 706 | / |
| Plooy | 67 | 661 | / |
| Plach | 67 | 654 | / |
| Pleșa | 67 | 624 | / |
| Plais | 67 | 600 | / |
| Plaja | 67 | 528 | / |
| Plaat | 67 | 494 | / |
| Phlai | 67 | 373 | / |
| Plait | 67 | 352 | / |
| Plias | 67 | 340 | / |
| Phloy | 67 | 299 | / |
| Plouy | 67 | 283 | / |
| Plaas | 67 | 282 | / |
| Pleah | 67 | 273 | / |
| Ploia | 67 | 245 | / |
| Ploye | 67 | 240 | / |
| Pylla | 67 | 220 | / |
| Plaiu | 67 | 185 | / |
| Pluys | 67 | 163 | / |
| Plaue | 67 | 157 | / |
| Plaus | 67 | 151 | / |
| Playoult | 67 | 141 | / |
| Plats | 67 | 140 | / |
| Pluja | 67 | 138 | / |
| Plahe | 67 | 136 | / |
| Pleye | 67 | 130 | / |
| Pleat | 67 | 121 | / |
| Ploya | 67 | 104 | / |
| Pleha | 67 | 100 | / |
| Phlae | 67 | 99 | / |
| Plahs | 67 | 96 | / |
| Plash | 67 | 95 | / |
| Pleya | 67 | 91 | / |
| Plaux | 67 | 90 | / |
| Plaid | 67 | 88 | / |
| Phlaj | 67 | 86 | / |
| Plyss | 67 | 82 | / |
| Pliya | 67 | 73 | / |
| Ployo | 67 | 69 | / |
| Pleyo | 67 | 67 | / |
| Phlat | 67 | 53 | / |
| Plajh | 67 | 43 | / |
| Pllai | 67 | 42 | / |
| Plasz | 67 | 40 | / |
| Plaaß | 67 | 37 | / |
| Pléha | 67 | 31 | / |
| Plaht | 67 | 28 | / |
| Phlya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ployd | 67 | 24 | / |
| Placz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Plyts | 67 | 21 | / |
| Plawe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Plahý | 67 | 18 | / |
| Plazz | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pleys | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pladt | 67 | 14 | / |
| Plaie | 67 | 13 | / |
| Phlad | 67 | 12 | / |
| Plych | 67 | 10 | / |
| Phlau | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pliia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Plajt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phlia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ployé | 67 | 8 | / |
| Platì | 67 | 7 | / |
| Geeplaye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phlas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Plauš | 67 | 6 | / |
| Plaić | 67 | 5 | / |
| Plley | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pluye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Plajo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phluy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Plytz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pëpla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pliat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phlyy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Påhla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pillayee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plauz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pleaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pleia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plaiz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plaii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pluyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pleyt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pleèa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plašt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plaah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plaai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plhad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pllly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pllya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pillayyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plazp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ployt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pluya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pléah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plóia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pleyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Põlla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plaãa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pillayus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plaad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plhyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plyui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phlla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pleap | 67 | 0 | / |
| Plead | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pleoy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pliey | 67 | 0 | / |
Play Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Play in the Russian language | ||
| Плай | plaj | - |
| Play in the Arabic language | ||
| بلاي | blay | - |
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