Playden Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Playden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Playden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England41:13,929,515290,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Playden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Playden is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Playden? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Playden are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in Canada, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,369,118. In Canada Playden is most numerous in: British Columbia, where 80 percent reside and Alberta, where 20 percent reside. Other than Canada it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 40 percent reside and Scotland, where 10 percent reside.

Playden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Playden has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Playden surname fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pladen9211/
Pleaden8643/
Pladienė806/
Pleasden800/
Pladin7744/
Plaudin71107/
Pleadin71101/
Pladina7123/
Plouden712/
Pladion712/
Pledienė676/
Plaudina673/
Pellaudin6336/
Pillaudin6321/
Pledengue631/
Pilliaudin5932/
Plesdin57627/
Ploudin570/

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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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  • 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 Playden
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