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Where Does The Last Name Backen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Backen is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Backén or Bäcken. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Backen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 405,848^th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 8,444,433 people. The last name Backen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Backen are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849^th most widespread given name internationally, held by 11 people.

The last name Backen is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 406 people, or 1 in 892,756. In The United States it is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 17 percent live, Iowa, where 14 percent live and Oregon, where 13 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Backen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Backen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,128 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Backen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Backen surname are 9.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Backen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 18.62% less than the national average, earning 281,650 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.2% less than the national average, earning R 156,372 per year; in United States they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $41,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.53% less than the national average, earning $43,954 CAD per year.