Plaß Surname
Approximately 1,186 people bear this surname
Plaß Surname User-submission:
Bavarian, from Furt im Volt, on the Czech border. It means 'white' or 'pure'.
Plaß Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,119 | 1:71,944 | 9,123 |
| Austria | 67 | 1:127,096 | 17,572 |
The alternate forms: Pla (22,384), Plá (87) & Plà (16) are calculated separately.
Plaß Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Bavarian, from Furt im Volt, on the Czech border. It means 'white' or 'pure'.
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Where Does The Last Name Plaß Come From? nationality or country of origin
Plaß is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Pla, Plá or Plà. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Plaß? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 316,181st most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,144,642 people. The last name Plaß occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Plaß reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 1,119 people, or 1 in 71,944. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent are found, Bavaria, where 12 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Austria, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pla | 95 | 22,384 | / |
| Plaaß | 89 | 37 | / |
| Plá | 86 | 87 | / |
| Plà | 86 | 16 | / |
| Plas | 75 | 5,290 | / |
| Plea | 75 | 4,890 | / |
| Plat | 75 | 3,942 | / |
| Plaz | 75 | 1,436 | / |
| Play | 75 | 891 | / |
| Ploß | 75 | 531 | / |
| Plai | 75 | 507 | / |
| Plaa | 75 | 437 | / |
| Plau | 75 | 353 | / |
| Ppla | 75 | 308 | / |
| Plax | 75 | 152 | / |
| Plah | 75 | 149 | / |
| Plla | 75 | 139 | / |
| Plha | 75 | 99 | / |
| Plad | 75 | 68 | / |
| Phla | 75 | 58 | / |
| Plia | 75 | 19 | / |
| Plaj | 75 | 19 | / |
| Plya | 75 | 9 | / |
| Pléa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ploa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Plga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Plaï | 75 | 2 | / |
| Plap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plâa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pilla | 67 | 61,914 | / |
| Platt | 67 | 51,764 | / |
| Place | 67 | 18,366 | / |
| Pella | 67 | 5,588 | / |
| Plass | 67 | 3,246 | / |
| Plaut | 67 | 2,271 | / |
| Plast | 67 | 1,837 | / |
| Plaud | 67 | 1,646 | / |
| Pleau | 67 | 1,622 | / |
| Plaha | 67 | 1,359 | / |
| Pleas | 67 | 807 | / |
| Plapp | 67 | 706 | / |
| Plach | 67 | 654 | / |
| Pleșa | 67 | 624 | / |
| Plais | 67 | 600 | / |
| Plaat | 67 | 494 | / |
| Phlai | 67 | 373 | / |
| Plait | 67 | 352 | / |
| Plias | 67 | 340 | / |
| Plaas | 67 | 282 | / |
| Pleah | 67 | 273 | / |
| Plyas | 67 | 236 | / |
| Pylla | 67 | 220 | / |
| Pleiß | 67 | 183 | / |
| Pleuß | 67 | 165 | / |
| Plays | 67 | 162 | / |
| Plaus | 67 | 151 | / |
| Plats | 67 | 140 | / |
| Plahe | 67 | 136 | / |
| Pleat | 67 | 121 | / |
| Phlay | 67 | 118 | / |
| Pleha | 67 | 100 | / |
| Plahs | 67 | 96 | / |
| Plash | 67 | 95 | / |
| Plaux | 67 | 90 | / |
| Plaid | 67 | 88 | / |
| Phlaj | 67 | 86 | / |
| Plyay | 67 | 84 | / |
| Phlat | 67 | 53 | / |
| Plase | 67 | 48 | / |
| Plajh | 67 | 43 | / |
| Pllai | 67 | 42 | / |
| Plasz | 67 | 40 | / |
| Plahy | 67 | 39 | / |
| Pléha | 67 | 31 | / |
| Plaht | 67 | 28 | / |
| Phlya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Placz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Plahý | 67 | 18 | / |
| Plazz | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pladt | 67 | 14 | / |
| Phlad | 67 | 12 | / |
| Phlau | 67 | 10 | / |
| Plajt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phlia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Platì | 67 | 7 | / |
| Playt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phlas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Plauš | 67 | 6 | / |
| Plaić | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pëpla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Playz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pliat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Påhla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Plauz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pleaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plaiz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pleèa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plašt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plaah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plaai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plhad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pllya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Playd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plazp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Põlla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plaãa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plaad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phlla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pleap | 67 | 0 | / |
| Plead | 67 | 0 | / |
| Plaay | 67 | 0 | / |
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- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plaß
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