von Platten Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

von Platten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Platten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

von Platten Last Name Facts

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

The last name von Platten is found most frequently in Sweden. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name von Platten? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of von Platten live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 656,450. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 80 percent reside, Västmanland County, where 13 percent reside and Skåne County, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Sweden von Platten occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 26 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
von Platen95308/
Vonplaten9013/
van Platen8623/
Von-Platen861/
van Pelten760/
van Plant704/
van Plank701/
Vanpelten700/
von Bolton6711/
van Bladen671/
van Pelton670/
van Poltin670/
Vanbolden5022/

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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 von Platten
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