Plana is used as a family name or surname in Philippines. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Plana
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Philippines
Meaning: The name comes from the Latin plana (= flat). Means the person who lives in the plains or just the plain. The form is essentially Roussillonnais Planes, Planas is especially Castilian, sometimes the south of Catalonia.

How popular is Plana?

Plana is common in Philippines.

Plana is ranked 46157 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Planas grew by 14.86487 per cent to 255 since 2000 and ranked 75564 after elevating 4112 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 55.69 50
White 23.14 31.53
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 19.61 11.71
Plana is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Spain which signifies that it is originated from Spain. Around 10407 people have been found who wears Plana as their family name. Plana is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
846 Cuba5
32,086 Mexico3
2,794 El Salvador2
41,879 Turkey2
24,766 Scotland2
118,441 Germany2
20,595 China2
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
1,704,541 India1
53,033 Nigeria1
279,271 Australia1
31,584 Peru1
77,122 Sweden1
37,493 Austria1
7,191 Afghanistan1
49,101 Denmark1
12,741 Ecuador1
9,498 Iceland1
31,207 Ireland1
153,416 Italy1
40,340 Malaysia1
47,891 Norway1
9,591 Panama1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
24,421 Slovakia1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
1,542 Andorra1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
36,303 Czech Republic35
82,145 Canada34
43,662 Belgium30
36,547 Switzerland27
299,005 Indonesia19
20,800 Serbia15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
47,891 England81
Countries with hundreds of Plana:
5,762 Argentina911
15,193 France625
28,225 Brazil429
76,154 United States317
6,413 Venezuela251
4,859 Chile207
8,098 Colombia140
Countries with thousands of Plana:
1,133 Spain4,606
5,198 Philippines2,642
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Laborer Giovanni Plana from Italy aboard the Amsterdam from Rotterdam. He is registered to be 13 years old when he arrived in USA on January 21, 1889. Giovanni Plana, aged 43, 44 years old Guiseppe Plana, are other Plana that migrated to US.

Comments

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Adolph Vannatter
plana is a form of Savoyard and southernmost plains domain and generates hamlet with a surname.

Plana Namesakes

  • Aina Planas, Actress
  • Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana, Astronomer
  • Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana, Astronomer
  • Assun Planas, Actress
  • Aina Planas, Actress
  • Bartolomé Planas, Actor
  • Bartolomé Planas, Actor
  • Carles Planas, Soccer player
  • Tony Plana, Actor
  • Georgette Plana, Musician

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