Cognomen Plato (Платон 
, Plato 
, أفلاطون 
, among others...) , around the world, is quite a common last name. The last name Plato is characteristic of Suriname, where it is quite a rare surname, Estonia, and Namibia. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, Russia, and Germany. Also, Plato is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Платон | Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Ukraine |
| Plato | Guatemala, United States, Algeria, South Africa, Germany |
| أفلاطون | Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan |
| Плато | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| פלאטו | Israel |
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plato of bactria Bactrian king (b. 200) |
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sakkudion’lu plato TR (b. 740) |
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| georg von plato DE (b. 1539) |
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| matthias plato (b. 1545) |
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| georg plato DE (b. 1629) |
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| abraham plato DE (b. 1636) |
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| heinrich johann plato DE (b. 1672) |
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| sophie charlotte luise von plato (b. 1691) |
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| antonio francesco de plato Roman Catholic bishop (1703-1783) (b. 1703) |
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karl gottlieb plato German educator (1757-1833), DE (b. 1757) |
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| georg gottlieb plato DE (b. 1710) |
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| christian karl plato cantor from Germany (b. 1760) |
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| johann gottlob plato (b. 1760) |
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| plato von görtz-wrisberg (b. 1775) |
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| carl otto von plato (b. 1778) |
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