Backberg Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Backberg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 60 | 1:164,113 | 11,407 |
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| Finland | 23 | 1:238,987 | 19,121 |
The alternate forms: Bäckberg (24) are calculated separately.
Backberg Demographics
Average Backberg Salary in
United States
$46,004 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Backberg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backberg Come From? nationality or country of origin
Backberg occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Bäckberg. For other possible spellings of Backberg click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Backberg? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,511,557th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Backberg reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 164,113. In Sweden Backberg is most prevalent in: Västernorrland County, where 42 percent reside, Jämtland County, where 13 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Sweden it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Finland, where 17 percent reside.
Backberg Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Backberg last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.
Backberg earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.62% more than the national average, earning $46,004 USD per year.
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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 Backberg
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