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Where Does The Last Name Back Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Back (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻙ, Marathi: बक, Oriya: େବକ) is found most in The United States. It can also be found as: Bãck. For other possible spellings of Back click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Back? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Back is the 13,598^th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,567 people. The last name Back occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Back live; 21 percent live in North America and 20 percent live in Anglo-North America. Back is also the 149,520^th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 2,449 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 10,899 people, or 1 in 33,256. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Kentucky, where 13 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Indiana, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 132 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 16 percent are found and Germany, where 12 percent are found.

Back Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Back has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Back surname grew 776 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 457 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 644 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 233 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Back Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Back are 19.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.28% being registered with the party.

The amount Back earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.17% more than the national average, earning R 321,216 per year; in United States they earn 2.35% less than the national average, earning $42,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $52,833 CAD per year.