Playe Surname

343,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Liberia

Playe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Playe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9281:71,5769,987
Liberia701:62,9795,477
United States381:9,538,393399,091
England111:5,065,278148,650
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Playé (1) are calculated separately.

Playe Last Name Facts

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

Playe (Marathi: पलये) is most common in France. It can occur as a variant: Playé. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Playe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 343,060th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,817,162 people. The last name Playe is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Playe live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Playe is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 928 people, or 1 in 71,576. In France Playe is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 59 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found and Grand Est, where 8 percent are found. Excluding France this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Playe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Playe last name are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.92% registered with the party.

Playe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.09% less than the national average, earning $40,951 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Playé931/
Playez91124/
Playee9156/
Playeh9134/
Playes916/
Playet912/
Playie911/
Pliaye911/
Play89891/
Plye8947/
Plae898/
Pillaye8389/
Playa8010,630/
Ploye80240/
Plays80162/
Plaue80157/
Pleye80130/
Phlay80118/
Phlae8099/
Playo8085/
Plyay8084/
Plaiy8042/
Plahy8039/
Plawe8019/
Playà8016/
Plaie8013/
Playu809/
Plaae808/
Playt806/
Plaey804/
Playi804/
Pluye804/
Playá804/
Pleay804/
Playz803/
Plaje801/
Playy801/
Plyey801/
Plaee801/
Playd801/
Plaay800/
Geeplaye776/
Pillayee772/
Plaajyes771/
Pillay73138,947/
Plagge732,504/
Playas73415/
Pellae73179/
Pellay73130/
Phlyay73103/
Phlayo7386/
Ployez7382/
Ployet7345/
Playah7340/
Pillae7335/
Plahey7323/
Playaz7315/
Plahay739/
Pillye739/
Plagie734/
Playid733/
Pıllay733/
Pleayo732/
Pleyee732/
Plaaya732/
Plauyo732/
Playad731/
Playoa731/
Plyayi731/
Pellye731/
Plaiez731/
Playsh731/
Plouay731/
Ployee731/
Plaayi731/
Plauhy731/
Plajeu731/
Phliay731/
Pyllay731/
Plauet730/
Ployed730/
Plea674,890/
Plue67846/
Pley67788/
Plee67720/
Geeplay67563/
Plai67507/
Plaa67437/
Plau67353/
Ploy67190/
Ploe67169/
Plei67131/
Pillayi67104/
Pluy6778/
Pleu6746/
Playout6732/
Plaj6719/
Pillaiy6717/
Plie6717/
Pillaya6716/
Pillayy6710/
Pellayo677/
Plaajie676/
Pillaie675/
Pléa675/
Plúa675/
Ploa673/
Ppillay672/
Playová672/
Pellayy671/
Pellyee671/
Plauehe671/
Pillaae671/
Pillayd671/
Plehyee671/
Pillays671/
Pilleye671/
Plâa671/
Puillay671/
Pillayt671/
Plajies671/
Pillayh671/
Pilllay671/

Playe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Playe in the Marathi language
पलयेpalaye-

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