Playle Surname

252,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Playle Surname Definition:

(English) apparently for Playhale = the Sports-Corner (Field) [Old English plega, play, sport + heal(h, a corner]

Playle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0181:54,7336,656
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
Australia1021:264,66424,097
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
Canada411:898,67368,969
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Wales121:257,87814,969
Ireland101:470,89415,820
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malta11:430,2723,380
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5011:48,6535,974
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Playle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) apparently for Playhale = the Sports-Corner (Field) [Old English plega, play, sport + heal(h, a corner]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the German, Pleul; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Playle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Playle is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Playle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Playle is the 252,393rd most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,647,670 people. The last name Playle is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Playle live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 1,018 people, or 1 in 54,733. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Essex, where 21 percent reside, Greater London, where 16 percent reside and Kent, where 6 percent reside. Outside of England this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Playle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Playle has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Playle last name grew 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,000 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Playle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Playle last name are 3.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.86% registered with the party.

The amount Playle earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.37% less than the national average, earning $42,557 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.38% less than the national average, earning $47,008 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Playler920/
Plale911,745/
Playl9124/
Plyle911/
Plyley83172/
Plaile8324/
Playll836/
Plalle835/
Plalee835/
Playel832/
Plyles832/
Pleyle831/
Platle831/
Plaley831/
Plalep831/
Plajle831/
Playal831/
Plaler830/
Plales830/
Plal80270/
Playell7739/
Platler7720/
Plashyl771/
Pleyler771/
Pillale771/
Plasley771/
Plahler771/
Pleyley770/
Plasler770/
Playall770/
Plattle770/
Plaul73952/
Plala73858/
Plail73501/
Plhal73264/
Platl7399/
Pleyl7363/
Plahl7353/
Ployl7311/
Plali7310/
Plial737/
Plall734/
Pllal731/
Plyla731/
Pplal731/
Phlal731/
P'Lal731/
Plile731/
Plalt730/
Plyly730/
Playoult71141/
Platelle7150/
Plattlee714/
Pellaile711/
Pleasley711/
Pleaslee711/
Plaisled711/
Plattled710/
Platel672,361/
Platil67970/
Plault67726/
Pliler67522/
Pliley67134/
Plasil67130/
Pillal67130/
Plehal6785/
Pleyel6757/
Plattl6752/
Plally6736/
Plalis6724/
Plaseller6714/
Placil6714/
Pleile674/
Plaila673/
Pllela672/
Plaujolle672/
Plalli671/
Plajleová671/
Pellal671/
Phlala671/
Plalia671/
Plalla671/
Phlial671/
Plaltt671/
Plasli671/
Pletle671/
Pllatl671/
Bplala671/
Plahal671/
Pleala671/
Plalay671/
Pleley670/
Pleyly670/
Plelet670/

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