Playan Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Playan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Playan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1661:281,63917,320
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
United States101:36,245,893832,629
France31:22,140,907385,998
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

The alternate forms: Playán (11) are calculated separately.

Playan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Playan has its highest incidence in Spain. It can appear as a variant: Playán. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Playan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,121,821st most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Playan reside; 77 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 77 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

It is most numerous in Spain, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 281,639. In Spain it is most common in: Aragon, where 55 percent live, Catalonia, where 39 percent live and Valencian Community, where 4 percent live. Outside of Spain this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 11 percent live and Mexico, where 6 percent live.

Playan Last Name Statistics demography

Playan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.48% more than the national average, earning $53,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Playán9411/
Pillayan861/
Ployan831,091/
Plaian83290/
Playne83189/
Pleyan8332/
Playon8318/
Plahyn833/
Plajan832/
Playun831/
Playam831/
Playin831/
Playing77339/
Playsen7714/
Plooyan7711/
Plautyn7710/
Plaihan779/
Plahyna776/
Playten773/
Playsin772/
Pellayn771/
Playneh771/
Plyajan771/
Plauhyn771/
Plaiyna771/
Plain733,199/
Plean7375/
Pleyn7354/
Plaen7351/
Plaun7319/
Pluyn733/
Plyen732/
Playm731/
Ployn730/
Phlayong7115/
Phlaihan714/
Playnneh711/
Phliaain711/
Plaine671,017/
Plaunt67434/
Plaehn67215/
Pluhyn67176/
Plaiin6798/
Ployon6797/
Ploian6745/
Pleian6740/
Plujan6732/
Plăian6731/
Phlaen6720/
Pleang6710/
Plaien6710/
Pleant676/
Plaing675/
Phlean675/
Plaint673/
Ployen671/
Pleyon671/
Plauen671/
Pleyam671/
Phlain671/
Pleyne671/
Ployng671/

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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 Playan
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