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Cognomen Placencia (Placencia ) , all over the world, is a common family name. The surname Placencia is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly the Dominican Republic, where it is quite a common surname, Chile, and Mexico, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Mexico, the United States, and Chile. Much less frequently, Placencia is the forename as well as the last name.