Plačko Surname

702,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Plačko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plačko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia2391:22,3283,619
Croatia991:42,7138,470
Czechia791:134,60121,287
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Placko (534) are calculated separately.

Plačko Last Name Facts

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

Plačko is borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Placko. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plačko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 702,422nd most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,392,711 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Plačko are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 22,328. In Slovakia it is primarily concentrated in: Trenčín Region, where 33 percent reside, Prešov Region, where 15 percent reside and Košice Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Slovakia Plačko occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 24 percent reside and Czechia, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Placko94534/
Plečko83710/
Plasko83182/
Plazko831/
Plashko7774/
Plachko7764/
Platsko7757/
Placsko7742/
Plaskoň7728/
Plaskos7728/
Plaskot7715/
Plaszko7715/
Placzko7711/
Plascko774/
Platcko771/
Platzko771/
Pliashko71512/
Plaschko71113/
Plyashko7191/
Plyatsko7172/
Platchko716/
Plaskocz711/
Platskou711/
Platskos711/
Placco67420/
Plaxco67286/
Plasco6772/
Plosko6764/
Plećko6731/
Placka6717/
Plaskó679/
Plaszkocz678/
Plečka677/
Platschko675/
Plaška675/
Pliachkou672/
Ploško671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plačko
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