Backam Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Backam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Backam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Backam occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Backam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Backam reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger Backam is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 50 percent live and Zinder Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Niger this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Russia, where 20 percent live.
Backam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Backam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Backam last name contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Backam
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