Plechatý Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Plechatý Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plechatý Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3321:32,0295,212
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Plechaty (355) are calculated separately.

Plechatý Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plechatý is found in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Plechaty. For other possible spellings of Plechatý click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plechatý? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plechatý is the 827,165th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. Plechatý is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Plechatý are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is held by 332 people, or 1 in 32,029. In Czechia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Bohemian Region, where 18 percent live, Ústí nad Labem Region, where 17 percent live and Prague, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Czechia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plechaty96355/
Plechata88214/
Plechatá88207/
Plechati8813/
Plecaty805/
Plecata801/
Plechota755/
Pelchati751/
Plichata751/
Pelchaty751/
Plachaty750/
Plechette713/
Plekhatyi711/
Plesati6747/
Plchota671/
Plichota6326/
Pelchoti633/
Pelchote631/
Pilchota631/
Phlachoti5965/
Pellejate591/
Plesotis508/
Plesioti505/
Pellieciotti502/

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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 Plechatý
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