Playu Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Playu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Playu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Playu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Playu (Russian: Плаю) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Playu.

How Common Is The Last Name Playu? popularity and diffusion

Playu is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Playu is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Playu reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Playu is most common in Ukraine, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,104,539. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Odessa Oblast, where 100 percent live. Apart from Ukraine it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 11 percent live and Colombia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Play89891/
Plau89353/
Playout8332/
Playa8010,630/
Plaut802,271/
Plaud801,646/
Playe801,069/
Plaiu80185/
Plays80162/
Plaue80157/
Plaus80151/
Phlay80118/
Plaux8090/
Playo8085/
Plyay8084/
Plaiy8042/
Plahy8039/
Playà8016/
Phlau8010/
Playt806/
Plauš806/
Playi804/
Playá804/
Playz803/
Plauz802/
Playy801/
Playd801/
Playé801/
Plyui801/
Plaay800/
Playoult77141/
Pillayus771/
Pillay73138,947/
Plautz732,614/
Plault73726/
Playas73415/
Plauth73241/
Pellay73130/
Playez73124/
Phlyay73103/
Phlayo7386/
Playee7356/
Playah7340/
Playeh7334/
Pillau7333/
Plahey7323/
Pleyau7322/
Plauch7320/
Playaz7315/
Plyuha7314/
Plahay739/
Playes736/
Plauts735/
Playid733/
Plautt733/
Pıllay733/
Plaaya732/
Playet732/
Plauyo732/
Plaush731/
Plauss731/
Playad731/
Plyayi731/
Pellau731/
Plaust731/
Plaučs731/
Playie731/
Playsh731/
Pluyau731/
Pliaye731/
Pllaut731/
Plauhy731/
Phliay731/
Pyllay731/
Pflauz730/
Plauet730/
Plea674,890/
Plou671,078/
Plue67846/
Pley67788/
Geeplay67563/
Plai67507/
Pillaud67493/
Plaa67437/
Pellaud67427/
Pluyaud67262/
Pellaux67209/
Ploy67190/
Pillayi67104/
Pillaye6789/
Pluy6778/
Plye6747/
Pleu6746/
Pluyaut6719/
Plaj6719/
Pillaiy6717/
Pillaya6716/
Pillayy6710/
Plae678/
Pellayo677/
Pléa675/
Plúa675/
Pillaut674/
Ploa673/
Pluj673/
Ppillay672/
Playová672/
Pellayy671/
Plauehe671/
Plausst671/
Pillayd671/
Pilliau671/
Pillaux671/
Pillays671/
Plâa671/
Puillay671/
Pillayt671/
Pillayh671/
Pilllay671/
Pillaus670/

Playu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Playu in the Russian language
Плаюplau-

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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
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  • 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 Playu
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