Plazas Surname

29,843rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Plazas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plazas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia14,4731:3,301570
Spain1,8621:25,1092,642
United States3261:1,111,83780,317
Ecuador3261:48,7914,674
Venezuela3051:99,0303,662
Mexico1911:649,87510,382
Argentina1731:247,07220,033
Brazil1001:2,140,74367,134
France781:851,573100,617
England201:2,785,90397,972
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Panama101:391,2268,067
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Andorra11:83,8382,381
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

Plazas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plazas occurs in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Plazas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plazas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 29,843rd most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 406,626 people. The last name Plazas occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Plazas are found; 86 percent are found in South America and 82 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

Plazas is most frequent in Colombia, where it is borne by 14,473 people, or 1 in 3,301. In Colombia Plazas is most numerous in: Capital District, where 35 percent reside, Boyacá Department, where 15 percent reside and Huila Department, where 13 percent reside. Other than Colombia this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Plazas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Plazas are 38.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plazas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 12.16% more than the national average, earning $25,462,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.06% less than the national average, earning $41,830 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.42% more than the national average, earning $73,241 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaza91139,823/
Plazos83947/
Plazza83486/
Placas83116/
Plasas8324/
Plazat8324/
Plazaz8322/
Plajas8314/
Plazia834/
Plačas833/
Plauza832/
Plazaa831/
Plazai831/
Plazca831/
Plazoa831/
Hplaza831/
Placais77280/
Platsas77250/
Placias7732/
Plagias7725/
Plaçais7721/
Plassas7715/
Plajats7711/
Plachas774/
Plasias771/
Placash771/
Pellaza771/
Platzos771/
Pillaza771/
Plazo732,486/
Placa731,534/
Plasa73915/
Ploza7396/
Plaso7374/
Płaza7329/
Plaża7317/
Plóza7310/
Plassais711,160/
Pliachas71108/
Pellazza7140/
Pillacas713/
Pillazac712/
Platseas711/
Pliatsas711/
Plozza671,102/
Plasos67290/
Plazio67146/
Plasaj67108/
Phlasa67105/
Plajos6791/
Plasco6772/
Plazzo6749/
Plozai6734/
Plozay6730/
Plauca6729/
Playso6724/
Plasai6719/
Plasay6711/
Plagia678/
Pleasa676/
Plausa674/
Plasaz674/
Pliasa674/
Placos674/
Plasot673/
Plečas673/
Placay673/
Plesas672/
Plaisa671/
Plasad671/
Pillascas671/
Plasoz671/
Plaissais671/
Pllaca671/
Platja671/
Playsa671/
Plajai671/
Plasey670/
Plasgo670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plazas
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