Family name Plakhotniy (Плахотный 
, Плахотний , Plakhotniy 
) , around the world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Plakhotniy is characteristic of Ukraine, where it is quite a rare surname, Russia, where it is a rare surname, and Kazakhstan. Very seldom, Plakhotniy is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Плахотный | Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Плахотний | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
| Plakhotniy | Estonia |