Backeljau Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Backeljau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 154 | 1:74,654 | 11,851 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Backeljau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backeljau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Backeljau is most common in Belgium. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Backeljau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Backeljau is the 1,385,851st most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Backeljau reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
Backeljau is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 74,654. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 76 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 18 percent live and Walloon Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Belgium this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacelja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Baklja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bacalja | 75 | 177 | / |
| Bekelja | 75 | 88 | / |
| Vackhelijus | 70 | 1 | / |
| Boukeldja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baceleo | 63 | 6 | / |
| Bakilsu | 63 | 2 | / |
| Boucheldja | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bacelso | 63 | 1 | / |
| Baclejo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bakaliajhah | 60 | 1 | / |
| Baklezou | 59 | 2 | / |
| Wakilija | 59 | 1 | / |
| Boukelkha | 56 | 107 | / |
| Boukeliou | 56 | 17 | / |
| Backlezos | 56 | 1 | / |
| Boucheliha | 53 | 324 | / |
| Boukelsous | 53 | 319 | / |
| Boukhelkha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wakilijajo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Boukelssous | 50 | 1 | / |
| Wakilya | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Backeljau
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