Plaza Surname

4,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Chile

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).

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Plaza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain30,7351:1,521167
Philippines24,4251:4,145324
Chile16,8231:1,047220
Colombia12,3361:3,873622
Venezuela12,2201:2,472407
Ecuador9,9161:1,604276
Argentina8,8421:4,834544
Mexico7,0381:17,6371,438
United States5,2331:69,2648,047
Peru2,3641:13,4451,769
Bolivia2,1281:4,989695
France1,1201:59,3067,966
Brazil1,0951:195,5027,531
Poland6901:55,0858,678
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Puerto Rico5491:6,467398
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Cuba3861:29,8521,549
Canada3031:121,60312,764
Trinidad and Tobago2951:4,624753
England2511:221,98418,690
Dominican Republic2471:42,2392,243
Germany1961:410,74237,603
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Guatemala1511:106,5083,005
Australia1211:223,10521,260
Uruguay1171:29,3313,382
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Netherlands941:179,65125,733
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Russia751:1,921,641121,498
Panama731:53,5932,554
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Pakistan591:3,027,86224,468
India561:13,697,596234,369
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Italy361:1,698,79784,491
Andorra331:2,541482
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Paraguay221:328,9435,083
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Aruba181:5,749789
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Norway121:428,52437,411
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Vietnam111:8,422,3692,636
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
China71:195,331,65210,124
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Wales41:773,63329,106
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
San Marino11:33,214932
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tonga11:107,313791
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaża9317/
Plazas9117,922/
Plazza91486/
Plazat9124/
Plazaz9122/
Plazia914/
Plauza912/
Platza911/
Plazaa911/
Plazai911/
Plazca911/
Plazoa911/
Hplaza911/
Plaszaj835/
Plaszai832/
Pellaza831/
Pillaza831/
Plazo802,486/
Placa801,534/
Plasa80915/
Plaze80273/
Plazy80242/
Ploza8096/
Plazi8092/
Plaça8036/
Płaza8029/
Plaxa8022/
Plóza8010/
Pleza809/
Pellazza7740/
Plozza731,102/
Plazos73947/
Plazzi73821/
Placha73749/
Plassa73193/
Plazer73182/
Plazio73146/
Platsa73142/
Plasha73130/
Placia73125/
Plasaj73108/
Phlasa73105/
Plaize7356/
Plazzo7349/
Plazis7339/
Plozai7334/
Plazyi7331/
Plozay7330/
Plauca7329/
Plosza7324/
Plasas7324/
Plasai7319/
Plazić7316/
Plajas7314/
Plazet7314/
Plasay7311/
Plagia738/
Plazid737/
Pleasa736/
Pliasa734/
Plasaz734/
Plausa734/
Plasia733/
Plačas733/
Placay733/
Pleaze732/
Phlaxa732/
Plazes732/
Plauze732/
Plaisa731/
Plazyo731/
Plazze731/
Plasad731/
Plasoz731/
Placea731/
Plauča731/
Plazie731/
Pllaca731/
Platja731/
Playsa731/
Plajai731/
Pladsa731/
Playze730/
Pillaca679,651/
Ploszaj67332/
Pillazo67305/
Plassat67259/
Platsas67250/
Phlasai67248/
Plaatje67247/
Pellazo67241/
Ploszay67237/
Plajzer67208/
Plazier67140/
Ploszai67122/
Plazzer6775/
Plachai6749/
Plaucha6737/
Placias6732/
Plagias6725/
Plaçais6721/
Pliasas6720/
Pelloza6720/
Phlaisa6718/
Plotzza6715/
Plassas6715/
Placeau6713/
Plagiau6712/
Plajats6711/
Phlasat679/
Pleasai678/
Pellaca677/
Platcha676/
Pleasha675/
Pliacha675/
Pliassa675/
Plasait675/
Platsai675/
Plachas674/
Pliatsa674/
Pleasay674/
Plazzio673/
Plauzet673/
Plashay672/
Pleasea672/
Plauzio672/
Ploczai672/
Plaatji672/
Plahajj671/
Plassay671/
Plauzhe671/
Plazjer671/
Plozzaj671/
Plauzer671/
Plaseah671/
Ploczay671/
Pellasa671/
Plaacha671/
Plaacio671/
Plaaser671/
Platzos671/
Plaucea671/
Plaucia671/
Pladsai671/
Playzer670/
Pflazer670/
Plaatge670/
Plasaut670/

Plaza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plaza in the Russian language
Плазаplaza-
Plaza in the Arabic language
بلازاblaza-

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