Backa Surname
Approximately 1,510 people bear this surname
Backa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 676 | 1:4,311 | 792 |
| Niger | 147 | 1:130,558 | 4,993 |
| United States | 115 | 1:3,151,817 | 182,069 |
| Congo | 101 | 1:49,397 | 4,569 |
| Slovakia | 89 | 1:59,960 | 11,562 |
| Finland | 65 | 1:84,565 | 9,027 |
| Czechia | 58 | 1:183,336 | 27,089 |
| Romania | 51 | 1:393,684 | 32,593 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| Greece | 9 | 1:1,231,088 | 85,267 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Bačka (14), Baćka (3) & Báčka (1) are calculated separately.
Backa (391) may also be a first name.
Backa Demographics
Average Backa Salary in
United States
$49,421 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Backa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Backa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻛﻪ, Marathi: बकका) is found in Albania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Bačka, Baćka or Báčka. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Backa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 260,172nd most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,826,189 people. The last name Backa occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Backa are found; 46 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 45 percent are found in Albano-Europe. Backa is also the 437,834th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 391 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Albania, where it is held by 676 people, or 1 in 4,311. In Albania it is primarily concentrated in: Korçë County, where 68 percent reside, Tirana County, where 12 percent reside and Fier County, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Albania this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Backa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Backa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,438 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Backa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Backa are 20.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.68% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Backa earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 27.63% more than the national average, earning 441,695 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.54% more than the national average, earning $49,421 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.6% more than the national average, earning $53,957 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Backa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Backa in the Marathi language | ||
| बकका | bakaka | - |
| Backa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻛﻪ | bakh | 78.57 |
| ﺑﺎﻙ | bak | 11.9 |
| ﺑﺎﻛﺔ | bakt | 2.38 |
| ﺑﺮﻛﻪ | brkh | 2.38 |
| ﺍﺑﺎﻛﻪ | abakh | 2.38 |
| ﺑﺨﺎ | bkha | 2.38 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Backa
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