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
The last name Plaß is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Pla, Plá or Plà. For other possible spellings of Plaß click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Plaß? popularity and diffusion
The last name Plaß is the 316,181st most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,144,642 people. Plaß is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Plaß live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,119 people, or 1 in 71,944. In Germany Plaß is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent reside, Bavaria, where 12 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Not including Germany it is found in one country. It is also found in Austria, where 6 percent reside.
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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