Pleya Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Pleya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pleya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast781:295,78511,177
France71:9,488,960336,266
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Pleya Last Name Facts

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

Pleya (Russian: Плея) occurs most in The Ivory Coast. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pleya is the 1,955,159th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. Pleya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Pleya live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 295,785. In The Ivory Coast it is most frequent in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 85 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 14 percent reside and Vallée du Bandama District, where 1 percent reside. Aside from The Ivory Coast it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 8 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleyau9122/
Pleeya9112/
Plea894,890/
Pley89788/
Pelleya8315/
Playa8010,630/
Pleas80807/
Pleye80130/
Pleat80121/
Ploya80104/
Plyay8084/
Pliya8073/
Pleyo8067/
Pleys8014/
Plley804/
Pleèa802/
Pleaz802/
Pleia802/
Pleyt802/
Pleyd801/
Pluya801/
Plead800/
Pleap800/
Pleoy800/
Pfley800/
Pliey800/
Pelley734,200/
Pilley731,877/
Playas73415/
Pleass73318/
Pleșea73141/
Phlyay73103/
Pleash7352/
Playah7340/
Plahey7323/
Phliya7318/
Playaz7315/
Plyuha7314/
Phleuy736/
Pleach735/
Pleats733/
Pillea733/
Plaaya732/
Pleyee732/
Bplley732/
Pleeys731/
Plliey731/
Pluyau731/
Pleiad731/
Pellea731/
Phlley731/
Playad731/
Plyayi731/
Play67891/
Plue67846/
Plee67720/
Plai67507/
Pelleja67506/
Plaa67437/
Plau67353/
Pluyaud67262/
Ploy67190/
Ploe67169/
Plei67131/
Pluy6778/
Plye6747/
Pleu6746/
Puilley6733/
Pluyaut6719/
Plaj6719/
Plie6717/
Pillaya6716/
Pilleja6710/
Plae678/
Plúa675/
Pléa675/
Ploa673/
Pilliya672/
Pelleyá672/
Plâa671/
Pilloya671/
Pilleye671/
Pleasch671/
Geepley671/
Pillyya671/
Pelleyy670/
Peelley670/
Pellhey670/
Peslley670/

Pleya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pleya in the Russian language
Плеяplea-

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