Plaza Surname
Approximately 139,823 people bear this surname
Plaza Surname Definition:
Originated in mountains of Aragon, and also found in Álava, Navarre, Guipúzcoa, Vizcaya, and Leon. Name of village near Oviedo.
Derived from latin "platea" - a square or marketplace.
Basque name from Valmaseda (Vizcaya).
Read More About This SurnamePlaza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 30,735 | 1:1,521 | 167 |
| Philippines | 24,425 | 1:4,145 | 324 |
| Chile | 16,823 | 1:1,047 | 220 |
| Colombia | 12,336 | 1:3,873 | 622 |
| Venezuela | 12,220 | 1:2,472 | 407 |
| Ecuador | 9,916 | 1:1,604 | 276 |
| Argentina | 8,842 | 1:4,834 | 544 |
| Mexico | 7,038 | 1:17,637 | 1,438 |
| United States | 5,233 | 1:69,264 | 8,047 |
| Peru | 2,364 | 1:13,445 | 1,769 |
| Bolivia | 2,128 | 1:4,989 | 695 |
| France | 1,120 | 1:59,306 | 7,966 |
| Brazil | 1,095 | 1:195,502 | 7,531 |
| Poland | 690 | 1:55,085 | 8,678 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Puerto Rico | 549 | 1:6,467 | 398 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Cuba | 386 | 1:29,852 | 1,549 |
| Canada | 303 | 1:121,603 | 12,764 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 295 | 1:4,624 | 753 |
| England | 251 | 1:221,984 | 18,690 |
| Dominican Republic | 247 | 1:42,239 | 2,243 |
| Germany | 196 | 1:410,742 | 37,603 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Guatemala | 151 | 1:106,508 | 3,005 |
| Australia | 121 | 1:223,105 | 21,260 |
| Uruguay | 117 | 1:29,331 | 3,382 |
| Portugal | 104 | 1:100,175 | 4,850 |
| Netherlands | 94 | 1:179,651 | 25,733 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Russia | 75 | 1:1,921,641 | 121,498 |
| Panama | 73 | 1:53,593 | 2,554 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Pakistan | 59 | 1:3,027,862 | 24,468 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| Indonesia | 52 | 1:2,543,254 | 149,807 |
| Thailand | 42 | 1:1,681,865 | 216,672 |
| Italy | 36 | 1:1,698,797 | 84,491 |
| Andorra | 33 | 1:2,541 | 482 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Paraguay | 22 | 1:328,943 | 5,083 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 1:3,251,621 | 182,804 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Vietnam | 11 | 1:8,422,369 | 2,636 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Greece | 9 | 1:1,231,088 | 85,267 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Plaża (17) are calculated separately.
Plaza (322) may also be a first name.
Plaza Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Originated in mountains of Aragon, and also found in Álava, Navarre, Guipúzcoa, Vizcaya, and Leon. Name of village near Oviedo.
Derived from latin "platea" - a square or marketplace.
Basque name from Valmaseda (Vizcaya).
Plaza Demographics
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Plaza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plaza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Plaza (Arabic: بلازا, Russian: Плаза) occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Plaża. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Plaza? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,019th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 52,120 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Plaza live; 47 percent live in South America and 22 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 488,964th most common first name worldwide It is held by 322 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is held by 30,735 people, or 1 in 1,521. In Spain it is most frequent in: Madrid, where 23 percent reside, Andalusia, where 19 percent reside and Catalonia, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Spain it exists in 111 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 17 percent reside and Chile, where 12 percent reside.
Plaza Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Plaza last name are 41.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.79% being registered with the political party.
The amount Plaza earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 23.14% less than the national average, earning €23,080 per year; in Norway they earn 33.21% less than the national average, earning 231,153 kr per year; in Peru they earn 38.06% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,762 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.12% less than the national average, earning $21,313,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 2% less than the national average, earning $42,285 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.16% more than the national average, earning $50,258 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Plaza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Plaza in the Russian language | ||
| Плаза | plaza | - |
| Plaza in the Arabic language | ||
| بلازا | blaza | - |
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