Around the globe, Placa (Plack 
, Placa 
, Plaka 
) is a rare dominantly masculine, but seldom female first name. The first name Placa is characteristic of Egypt, where it is a rare male name, Greece, where it is a rare girly name, and India, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name. Much more prevalently, Placa is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Plack | Germany, Italy, Egypt, United States, Brazil |
| Placa | Germany, Italy, Philippines, United States, Brazil |
| Plaka | Germany, Philippines, United States, Greece, Albania |
| Placke | Germany, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, United States |