Backels Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Backels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Backels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Backels Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Backels Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Backels is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Backels? popularity and diffusion

The surname Backels is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Backels occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Backels reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Backels is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 40 percent are found, Utah, where 35 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 15 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Finland, where 9 percent are found.

Backels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Backels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Backels surname expanded 222 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Backels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Backels last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

Backels earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakels92591/
Bacels923/
Böckels8651/
Beckels8639/
Bachels8611/
Backles862/
Bacells861/
Bakelsj861/
Baucells80313/
Beuckels80110/
Boeckels8019/
Backless800/
Bachells800/
Bacles7782/
Bökels7745/
Baklsh778/
Bekels771/
Beckles716,547/
Boekels7152/
Vaicels7121/
Beukels7117/
Bokkels7116/
Baklhsh712/
Bekkels711/
Bochels711/
Bascles711/
Beacles711/
Waskels711/
Baskles711/
Beakles711/
Wackles710/
Wachels710/
Beckils710/
Baclesse6776/
Beckless6764/

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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
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  • 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 Backels
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