Playdon Surname

569,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Playdon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Playdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2161:124,98013,694
England1511:368,99426,171
United States931:3,897,408212,857
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:259,31218,589
Scotland61:623,86916,225

Playdon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Playdon is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Playdon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 569,728th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 13,154,415 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 42 percent of Playdon reside; 39 percent reside in Australasia and 39 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

Playdon is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 124,980. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Victoria, where 95 percent live, New South Wales, where 2 percent live and South Australia, where 1 percent live. Apart from Australia this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Playdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Playdon has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Playdon surname expanded 161 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Playdon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Playdon surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Playdon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 907.99% more than the national average, earning R 2,395,370 per year; in United States they earn 10.65% more than the national average, earning $47,743 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.19% less than the national average, earning $42,634 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Playdon
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