Backe Surname
Approximately 2,088 people bear this surname
Backe Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the back,' i.e. one who resided in a cottage lying behind some others.
(a) In the Eastern Counties Back seems to correspond with the German Bache.
John atte Back, Somerset, i Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameBacke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 703 | 1:515,589 | 43,135 |
| Sweden | 454 | 1:21,689 | 1,799 |
| Norway | 318 | 1:16,171 | 1,963 |
| Germany | 300 | 1:268,352 | 28,532 |
| Denmark | 105 | 1:53,759 | 5,507 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Mauritania | 23 | 1:178,038 | 9,291 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 1:727,807 | 46,603 |
The alternate forms: Bäcke (182) & Backé (15) are calculated separately.
Backe (54) may also be a first name.
Backe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the back,' i.e. one who resided in a cottage lying behind some others.
(a) In the Eastern Counties Back seems to correspond with the German Bache.
John atte Back, Somerset, i Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1533. Richard Mothe and Beatrice Backe: Marriage Lic. (London).
Robert Bache, of Diss, Norfolk, husbandman, 1 Dec. 23, 1504: Cal. State Papers (Domestic).
1754. Married — Edward Back and Alice Fowler: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
Local. Janet Back in Learbarmor, 1683 (Stirling), and George Back in Edinburgh, 1689 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p. 505).
(English) 1 belonging to Back, or Dweller by a Brook. [Old Northern English bæc = Old Norse bekk-r] 2 Dweller at the Back (of some point) [Old English bæc = Old Norse bak] As to the former signification, this is the guttural or hard form of Bach(e, q.v 3 The Anglo-Saxon pers. name Bacga,Bacca.
But the name in our directories is often an anglicized form of the German Bach.
(English) Dweller by a brook; variants of Bach, q.v.
(Pluralized to Backs, whence Bax.) Sometimes synonymous with Beck, but more generally either a wharf or a ferry. Hence Backman and Backer.
Backe Demographics
Average Backe Salary in
United States
$41,120 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Backe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Backe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻛﻪ) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Bäcke or Backé. Click here for further possible spellings of Backe.
How Common Is The Last Name Backe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 199,994th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,490,204 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Backe are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in Scandinavia. Backe is also the 1,350,955th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 54 people.
The last name Backe is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 703 people, or 1 in 515,589. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 14 percent are found, Virginia, where 9 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 22 percent are found and Norway, where 15 percent are found.
Backe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Backe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Backe last name increased 1,019 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Backe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Backe last name are 4.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.54% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Backe earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 15.93% more than the national average, earning 401,202 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.7% less than the national average, earning $41,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning $48,725 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Backe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Backe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻛﻪ | bakh | 77.78 |
| ﺑﺎﻙ | bak | 14.81 |
| ﺑﺮﻙ | brk | 3.7 |
| ﺑﺎﻛﺔ | bakt | 3.7 |
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