The Plas surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 376 people carried this name — #51,945 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 714,300 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,004 people named Plas.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 60 départements, most often Corrèze.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 513 people named Plas live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Flemish Brabant.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
33 people named Plas have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 44 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lubusz.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 22 people named Plas live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Plas.
- Plano 289 · U.S. census
- Plante 7,170 · U.S. census
- Plantier 261 · U.S. census
- Plantin 134 · U.S. census
- Planton 102 · U.S. census
- Planty 368 · U.S. census
- Plasse 564 · U.S. census
- Platel 111 · U.S. census
- Platon 312 · U.S. census
- Platz 2,704 · U.S. census
- Plaud 160 · U.S. census
- Plaut 455 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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