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, Egypt, Italy, Brazil, United States |
| Placa | Germany, Philippines, Italy, Brazil, United States |
| Plaka | Greece, Germany, Philippines, Albania, United States |
| Placke | Germany, Spain, United States, Belgium, Switzerland |