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 Male Play Height
173.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Play Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Play Come From? nationality or country of origin
Play (Arabic: بلاي, Russian: Плай) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Play? popularity and diffusion
Play is the 395,841st most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 8,179,064 people. The surname Play 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 held first name globally, held by 751 people.
This surname is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 427 people, or 1 in 155,557. In France Play is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 69 percent live, Île-de-France, where 12 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 7 percent live. Beside France it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 27 percent live and Israel, where 17 percent live.
Play Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Play last name is principally 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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