Play Surname

395,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Israel

Play Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Play Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4271:155,55724,136
Iran2421:317,28321,995
Israel1551:55,2117,155
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
India61:127,844,230863,365
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Play (751) may also be a first name.

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 more in France more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Play click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Play? popularity and diffusion

The surname Play is the 395,841st most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 8,179,064 people. The 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 common first name worldwide, borne by 751 people.

The last name Play is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 427 people, or 1 in 155,557. In France it is mostly concentrated 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. Beside France this last name 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 devotion of those holding the Play surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Playa8910,630/
Playe891,069/
Plays89162/
Phlay89118/
Playo8985/
Plyay8984/
Plaiy8942/
Plahy8939/
Playà8916/
Playu899/
Playt896/
Playi894/
Playá894/
Playz893/
Playy891/
Playd891/
Playé891/
Plaay890/
Pla8622,384/
Ply861,225/
Pillay80138,947/
Playas80415/
Pellay80130/
Playez80124/
Phlyay80103/
Phlayo8086/
Playee8056/
Playah8040/
Playeh8034/
Plahey8023/
Playaz8015/
Plahay809/
Playes806/
Playid803/
Pıllay803/
Plaaya802/
Playet802/
Plauyo802/
Playad801/
Plyayi801/
Playie801/
Playsh801/
Pliaye801/
Plauhy801/
Phliay801/
Pyllay801/
Plas755,290/
Plea754,890/
Plat753,942/
Plaz751,436/
Plaß751,186/
Pley75788/
Plai75507/
Plaa75437/
Plau75353/
Ppla75308/
Ploy75190/
Plah75149/
Plla75139/
Plha7599/
Pluy7578/
Plad7568/
Phla7558/
Phly7549/
Plyh7549/
Plye7547/
Plia7519/
Plaj7519/
Plya759/
Plae758/
Plyy757/
Pléa755/
Plúa755/
Ploa753/
Plga752/
Pliy752/
Plyš752/
Plaï752/
Plap751/
Plâa751/
P'Ly751/
Plhy751/
Plyd751/
Plyi751/
Plyo751/
Pply751/
Geeplay73563/
Pillayi73104/
Pillaye7389/
Playout7332/
Pillaiy7317/
Pillaya7316/
Pillayy7310/
Pellayo737/
Ppillay732/
Playová732/
Pellayy731/
Pillayd731/
Pillays731/
Puillay731/
Pillayt731/
Pillayh731/
Pilllay731/
Pilla6761,914/
Platt6751,764/
Pella675,588/
Plass673,246/
Pilly673,066/
Plaut672,271/
Pelly671,939/
Plast671,837/
Plaud671,646/
Plaha671,359/
Plaia671,192/
Pleas67807/
Plysh67804/
Plapp67706/
Plooy67661/
Plach67654/
Pleșa67624/
Plais67600/
Plaja67528/
Plaat67494/
Phlai67373/
Plait67352/
Plias67340/
Phloy67299/
Plouy67283/
Plaas67282/
Pleah67273/
Ploia67245/
Ploye67240/
Pylla67220/
Plaiu67185/
Pluys67163/
Plaue67157/
Plaus67151/
Playoult67141/
Plats67140/
Pluja67138/
Plahe67136/
Pleye67130/
Pleat67121/
Ploya67104/
Pleha67100/
Phlae6799/
Plahs6796/
Plash6795/
Pleya6791/
Plaux6790/
Plaid6788/
Phlaj6786/
Plyss6782/
Pliya6773/
Ployo6769/
Pleyo6767/
Phlat6753/
Plajh6743/
Pllai6742/
Plasz6740/
Plaaß6737/
Pléha6731/
Plaht6728/
Phlya6727/
Ployd6724/
Placz6721/
Plyts6721/
Plawe6719/
Plahý6718/
Plazz6717/
Pleys6714/
Pladt6714/
Plaie6713/
Phlad6712/
Plych6710/
Phlau6710/
Pliia679/
Plajt679/
Phlia678/
Ployé678/
Platì677/
Geeplaye676/
Phlas676/
Plauš676/
Plaić675/
Plley674/
Pluye674/
Plajo674/
Phluy674/
Plytz674/
Pëpla674/
Pliat673/
Phlyy673/
Påhla673/
Pillayee672/
Plauz672/
Pleaz672/
Pleia672/
Plaiz672/
Plaii672/
Pluyo672/
Pleyt672/
Pleèa672/
Plašt672/
Plaah672/
Plaai672/
Plaje671/
Plaph671/
Plhad671/
Pllly671/
Pllya671/
Pillayyi671/
Plazp671/
Ployt671/
Pluya671/
Pléah671/
Plóia671/
Pleyd671/
Põlla671/
Plaãa671/
Pillayus671/
Plaad671/
Plhyi671/
Plyui671/
Phlla671/
Pleap670/
Plead670/
Pleoy670/
Pfley670/
Pliey670/

Play Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Play in the Russian language
Плайplaj-
Play in the Arabic language
بلايblay-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Play
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