Playo Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Playo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Playo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Playo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Playo is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Playo? popularity and diffusion

Playo is the 2,034,059th most common last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 66 percent of Playo are found; 66 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 66 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

Playo is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 148,249. In Papua New Guinea Playo is primarily found in: Enga, where 100 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Israel, where 4 percent live.

Playo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Playo surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.

Playo earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.1% more than the national average, earning $47,506 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phlayo9186/
Plauyo912/
Play89891/
Playout8332/
Pellayo837/
Playová832/
Playa8010,630/
Playe801,069/
Plays80162/
Phlay80118/
Plyay8084/
Ployo8069/
Pleyo8067/
Plaiy8042/
Plahy8039/
Playà8016/
Playu809/
Playt806/
Plajo804/
Playá804/
Playi804/
Playz803/
Pluyo802/
Playd801/
Playé801/
Playy801/
Plaay800/
Playoult77141/
Pillay73138,947/
Playas73415/
Pellay73130/
Playez73124/
Phlyay73103/
Plajos7391/
Playee7356/
Playah7340/
Playeh7334/
Plahey7323/
Playaz7315/
Plahay739/
Playes736/
Playid733/
Pıllay733/
Playet732/
Plaaya732/
Pyllay731/
Phliay731/
Plauhy731/
Playad731/
Plyayi731/
Pliaye731/
Playsh731/
Playie731/
Pillajo677,847/
Plea674,890/
Plou671,078/
Ploj67820/
Pley67788/
Geeplay67563/
Plai67507/
Plaa67437/
Plau67353/
Ploy67190/
Ploe67169/
Pillayi67104/
Pillaye6789/
Pluy6778/
Plye6747/
Ploi6731/
Plajová6720/
Plaj6719/
Pillaiy6717/
Pillaya6716/
Pillayy6710/
Plae678/
Pléa675/
Plúa675/
Pellajo674/
Ploa673/
Ppillay672/
Plaggio672/
Plaiová672/
Pellayy671/
Pillayd671/
Pilllay671/
Pillays671/
Plâa671/
Puillay671/
Pillayt671/
Pillayh671/

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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 Playo
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