Plácida Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Plácida Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plácida Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Placida (173) are calculated separately.

Plácida (75) may also be a first name.

Plácida Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plácida occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Placida. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plácida? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Plácida are found; 80 percent are found in South America and 80 percent are found in Luso-South America. Plácida is also the 1,116,575th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 75 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil it is most common in: Bahia, where 25 percent live, Goiás, where 25 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Portugal, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Placida95173/
Plácido865,548/
Plácidi861/
Placidas80108/
Plachida805/
Plaucida801/
Plascida801/
Pláscido801/
Plácidos801/
Placido7116,215/
Placide7114,766/
Placidi712,904/
Plakida71361/
Plocido7120/
Plasida7119/
Plokida718/
Placyda712/
Plazida711/
Placides671,254/
Plakidas67347/
Placidio67128/
Placidis6749/
Placidet6735/
Placidez6726/
Plachido6717/
Placidos678/
Plascido678/
Placedas677/
Platsida675/
Plasidas672/
Plaucido671/
Placiedo671/
Plasidad671/
Placcide671/

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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 Plácida
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