Playton Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Playton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Playton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
United States401:9,061,473385,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Playton (27) may also be a first name.

Playton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Playton occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Playton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,955,159th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name Playton is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Playton live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 27 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 1,062,308. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 98 percent reside and Gauteng, where 2 percent reside. Barring South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent reside.

Playton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Playton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Playton last name grew 1,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Playton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Playton are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Playton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 12.48% less than the national average, earning R 207,972 per year and in United States they earn 56.78% more than the national average, earning $67,650 USD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Playton
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