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) occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Playé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Playe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Playe is the 343,060th most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,817,162 people. Playe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Playe are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Playe is most numerous in France, where it is held by 928 people, or 1 in 71,576. In France it is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 59 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 14 percent reside and Grand Est, where 8 percent reside. Apart from France this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Playe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Playe are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.92% registered with the political 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

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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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