Playter Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Playter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Playter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2891:1,254,18388,515
Canada2471:149,17215,241
Guyana571:13,3721,858
Israel321:267,42624,032
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Montserrat11:4,947471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Playter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Playter is found most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Playter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 515,280th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,512,711 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Playter live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Playter is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 289 people, or 1 in 1,254,183. In The United States Playter is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 16 percent are found, Missouri, where 13 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 39 percent are found and Guyana, where 9 percent are found.

Playter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Playter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Playter surname increased 628 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Playter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Playter last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Playter last name are 12.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.72% being registered with the party.

The amount Playter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.16% more than the national average, earning $46,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.04% more than the national average, earning $50,695 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plater923,125/
Plyter92137/
Playte920/
Plaster864,547/
Platter862,584/
Platier86100/
Pleyter8669/
Pluyter8665/
Plaiter8633/
Plauter8626/
Platere8623/
Plahter8616/
Plather8615/
Playtez862/
Playtes862/
Platear861/
Ployter860/
Plate839,287/
Plyte839/
Platr831/
Plaister80363/
Pflaster80186/
Plachter80118/
Playsted8093/
Plattier8066/
Plathier8036/
Plauster8019/
Plasterr8017/
Playotes8015/
Pleyster8015/
Plattert804/
Playtech803/
Plasster801/
Platther801/
Plauther801/
Pellater801/
Plasterd800/
Pleaster800/
Platte774,214/
Platje77561/
Plathe77474/
Plates77349/
Platet77311/
Pleyte77248/
Plaate77151/
Platre77143/
Plaete7782/
Pleter7753/
Plahte7752/
Plaute7747/
Plaste7739/
Platey7723/
Platea7712/
Plateu7712/
Plateh7712/
Platez778/
Platie777/
Pleate776/
Platee776/
Plhate775/
Pláate774/
Pliter771/
Plyate771/
Platei771/
Phlate771/
Plythe770/
Playta770/
Plaite770/
Playstead7516/
Pellatier7516/
Plaistere7512/
Pilliater752/
Plaisterd750/
Pleiter71834/
Plester71787/
Plaatje71247/
Plattes71235/
Pleytez71180/
Plijter71112/
Pleeter71109/
Plattje7163/
Plattet7151/
Pleytes7148/
Pletter7136/
Plachte7132/
Plasted7131/
Pleuter7129/
Pläster7127/
Playtis7118/
Plateis7118/
Plauterová7118/
Plister7117/
Plaitre7116/
Pillate7113/
Pellate7112/
Plastir7111/
Platets7110/
Plattey7110/
Ploytes717/
Plattie716/
Plaitez715/
Plaites713/
Plautre713/
Plaited712/
Plaiste712/
Plether712/
Pletier712/
Plaethe712/
Plauterova712/
Ployted712/
Plattee711/
Plattrt711/
Bhplate711/
Pla'ate711/
Plaatie711/
Plathes711/
Pleatea711/
Plehter711/
Phliter710/
Plaatge710/
Platthe710/
Plauthe710/
Plattej710/
Plither710/
Plata6772,757/
Plati673,006/
Plaisted672,273/
Plete67972/
Plyta67620/
Pelleter67492/
Pluister67224/
Platy67187/
Pleister6794/
Pleijter6759/
Plite6759/
Pluyette6756/
Pluijter6741/
Pleester6716/
Platè6715/
Platteis6714/
Pilliter6714/
Pelliter6713/
Plichter6713/
Ployette6712/
Platé6711/
Pflister678/
Plastech675/
Plestter675/
Plāte674/
Pliasted673/
Pleasted672/
Ploutier672/
Pellatte672/
Ploythet672/
Pflester671/
Plachtej671/
Pleitter671/
Pleteher671/
Phlathep671/
Pellatre671/
Plaajtie671/
Plateisz671/
Platoire671/
Platá671/
Plahtire671/
Pleythez671/
Plaathie671/
Plastead670/
Pleether670/
Plaistea670/
Pfleiter670/
Plasthed670/
Plastirt670/

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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 Playter
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