Plà Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Plà Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plà Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Italy21:30,578,344160,757

The alternate forms: Pla (22,384) & Plá (87) are calculated separately.

Plà Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plà has its highest incidence in Spain. It can also be found as a variant: Pla or Plá. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plà? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Plà reside; 100 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 88 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name Plà is most frequently held in Spain, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,339,431. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Catalonia, where 71 percent reside and Valencian Community, where 29 percent reside. Besides Spain this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Italy, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pla8922,384/
Plá8987/
Palà8655/
Pelà8636/
Pl80781/
Playà7516/
Pellà751/
Pal673,141,817/
Pol6747,849/
Pál6716,718/
Pul679,542/
Pel675,323/
Pil674,566/
Ple672,306/
Pyl671,843/
Plo671,735/
Plu671,594/
Ply671,225/
Pli67628/
Ppl6784/
Plh6766/
Pól6742/
Pjl6742/
Pål6726/
Plé6715/
Pll6715/
Půl6715/
Plw678/
Hpl677/
Pàl677/
Pwl677/
Pbl674/
P L674/
Pél672/
Pôl672/
Blà671/
Pêl671/
Wpl671/
Pèl671/
Päl671/
Pöl671/
Plü671/

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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 Plà
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis