Pliatsikas Surname

395,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Pliatsikas Surname User-submission:

It comes from Serbo-croatian, pljačkaš or pljaškaš, meaning 'marauder' or 'pirate'. It is the Greek form of that word.

Pliatsikas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece8441:13,1281,759
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pliatsikas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It comes from Serbo-croatian, pljačkaš or pljaškaš, meaning 'marauder' or 'pirate'. It is the Greek form of that word.

- pljackas

Pliatsikas Last Name Facts

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

Pliatsikas is borne by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pliatsikas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 395,186th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,160,746 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Pliatsikas live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

It is most frequently held in Greece, where it is borne by 844 people, or 1 in 13,128. In Greece Pliatsikas is most prevalent in: Attica, where 28 percent reside, Thessaly, where 27 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Greece Pliatsikas occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

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