Backans Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Backans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Backāns (1) are calculated separately.
Backans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backans Come From? nationality or country of origin
Backans is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Backāns. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Backans? popularity and diffusion
The last name Backans is the 5,391,485th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Backans is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Backans are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in Scandinavia.
It is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 820,563. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Dalarna County, where 58 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 25 percent are found and Södermanland County, where 17 percent are found. Barring Sweden this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Latvia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backāns | 95 | 1 | / |
| Backhans | 93 | 77 | / |
| Bacans | 92 | 39 | / |
| Bakans | 92 | 37 | / |
| Bascans | 86 | 291 | / |
| Bockans | 86 | 3 | / |
| Backons | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bakanse | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bakansh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bakhans | 86 | 0 | / |
| Beckhans | 80 | 25 | / |
| Bockhans | 80 | 13 | / |
| Beakhans | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bokans | 77 | 43 | / |
| Bacons | 77 | 16 | / |
| Vakans | 77 | 2 | / |
| Becans | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bakāns | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bocans | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bécans | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bacāns | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bekans | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bakanze | 71 | 17 | / |
| Beacons | 71 | 16 | / |
| Vaskans | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bakhams | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bascams | 71 | 2 | / |
| Watkans | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bekkans | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beecans | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakanje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakamse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bekcans | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boukans | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bascons | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wackons | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boccans | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bokanse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakanch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakouns | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bodkans | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bekeans | 71 | 0 | / |
| Beckons | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bochkons | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watkains | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boykains | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wockhans | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Backans
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