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 found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Backeljau.
How Common Is The Last Name Backeljau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,385,851st most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Backeljau live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most numerous in Belgium, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 74,654. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 76 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 18 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 6 percent reside. Barring Belgium this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
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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