Pliny Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Pliny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pliny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Pliny (143) may also be a first name.

Pliny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pliny is found most in Brazil. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pliny? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Pliny occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Pliny live; 33 percent live in South America and 33 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 772,378th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 143 people.

The last name Pliny is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil Pliny is most numerous in: Federal District, where 100 percent reside. Beside Brazil this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 33 percent reside and England, where 33 percent reside.

Pliny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pliny has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Pliny surname contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pliniy911/
Plisny910/
Pliney910/
Plingey8314/
Pleinys8311/
Plisney831/
Pline80522/
Plini80370/
Pleny8041/
Plaine731,017/
Pliner73732/
Plinio73534/
Plaina73232/
Plaini73107/
Plinet7390/
Plenny7344/
Plenys7340/
Plinoi7330/
Pleney7330/
Plinge7321/
Plinis7320/
Pliene7313/
Plines738/
Plitni737/
Pleine737/
Plioni734/
Pliena734/
Plinea733/
Pllini733/
Ploina732/
Plinha731/
Pléney731/
Pligni731/
Plinit731/
Pluine730/
Phline730/
Pellini673,214/
Pleines671,530/
Plainet67634/
Plainer67553/
Pleiner67547/
Phlinoi67256/
Pleinet67176/
Pleinis67146/
Ploiner6782/
Plaines6779/
Plisner6741/
Plainis6738/
Plesnyi6727/
Plengey6718/
Plijner6717/
Pleineß6714/
Plennyy6711/
Pelline679/
Ploynoy677/
Plainoi676/
Plesney676/
Plennyi674/
Plitnit672/
Ploinoi672/
Plesnay672/
Plinish672/
Pillini672/
Plaigne672/
Plesnyy671/
Plenney671/
Plesniy671/
Phlaini671/
Plingai671/
Plainne671/
Pletney671/
Pleinne671/

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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
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  • 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 Pliny
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