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 is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Playton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,955,159th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname 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. Playton is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 27 people.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 1,062,308. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 98 percent live and Gauteng, where 2 percent live. Not including South Africa Playton is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent live.

Playton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Playton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Playton last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the 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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