Plaz Surname

271,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Plaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela7791:38,7732,153
Paraguay1321:54,8241,539
Russia1211:1,191,10087,429
Germany941:856,44161,781
Switzerland941:87,3719,726
Ukraine431:1,058,66796,518
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Israel211:407,50632,346
Peru171:1,869,65424,503
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
France31:22,140,907385,998
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Plaz (23) may also be a first name.

Plaz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plaz (Russian: Плаз) is found most frequently in Venezuela. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 271,355th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,074,893 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Plaz live; 69 percent live in South America and 54 percent live in Caribbean South America. Plaz is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 23 people.

The last name is most widespread in Venezuela, where it is borne by 779 people, or 1 in 38,773. In Venezuela it is primarily concentrated in: Bolívar, where 52 percent reside, Miranda, where 15 percent reside and Capital District, where 10 percent reside. Besides Venezuela this surname occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Paraguay, where 9 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.

Plaz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plaz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plaz last name rose 733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plaz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Plaz surname is predominantly Buddhist (50%) in Russia.

The amount Plaz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 129.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,582 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.53% more than the national average, earning $25,774,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 20.86% less than the national average, earning $34,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Platz8911,077/
Plasz8940/
Placz8921/
Plazz8917/
Playz893/
Plauz892/
Pleaz892/
Plaiz892/
Plazp891/
Pla8622,384/
Plautz802,614/
Pellaz8069/
Pillaz8034/
Plyazh8033/
Plattz802/
Platze801/
Plachz801/
Pflauz800/
Plaatz800/
Plas755,290/
Plea754,890/
Plat753,942/
Plaß751,186/
Play75891/
Plai75507/
Plaa75437/
Plau75353/
Ppla75308/
Plac75266/
Plax75152/
Plah75149/
Plla75139/
Plha7599/
Plad7568/
Phla7558/
Plia7519/
Plaj7519/
Plya759/
Pléa755/
Ploa753/
Plga752/
Plaï752/
Plap751/
Ploz751/
Plâa751/
Pellatz73130/
Plaszcz7329/
Pillarz7316/
Pillatz7314/
Plazova738/
Plautze735/
Plaitez735/
Pellaiz732/
Playtez732/
Plazová732/
Plehacz731/
Pilla6761,914/
Platt6751,764/
Place6718,366/
Pella675,588/
Plass673,246/
Plaut672,271/
Plast671,837/
Plotz671,751/
Plaud671,646/
Pleau671,622/
Plaha671,359/
Pleas67807/
Plapp67706/
Plach67654/
Pleșa67624/
Plais67600/
Plaat67494/
Placi67484/
Phlai67373/
Plait67352/
Plias67340/
Plósz67318/
Plaas67282/
Pleah67273/
Plyas67236/
Pylla67220/
Plays67162/
Plaus67151/
Plats67140/
Plahe67136/
Pleat67121/
Phlay67118/
Plašć67116/
Plosz67115/
Pleha67100/
Plahs6796/
Plash6795/
Plaux6790/
Plaid6788/
Phlaj6786/
Plyay6784/
Phlat6753/
Plase6748/
Plajh6743/
Pllai6742/
Plahy6739/
Plaaß6737/
Pléha6731/
Plaht6728/
Plašč6727/
Phlya6727/
Plahý6718/
Pladt6714/
Plasc6713/
Phlad6712/
Phlac6712/
Phlau6710/
Plajt679/
Phlia678/
Platì677/
Plaszová676/
Playt676/
Phlas676/
Plaic676/
Plauš676/
Plouz676/
Placì675/
Plaić675/
Pëpla674/
Pliat673/
Påhla673/
Platc672/
Pleèa672/
Plašt672/
Plaah672/
Plaai672/
Plaph671/
Platx671/
Plhad671/
Pllya671/
Placs671/
Plaszova671/
Platzsch671/
Playd671/
Põlla671/
Plaãa671/
Plaad671/
Phlla671/
Pleap670/
Plead670/
Plaay670/

Plaz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plaz in the Russian language
Плазplaz-

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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 Plaz
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