Backendorf Surname
Approximately 384 people bear this surname
Backendorf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 238 | 1:899,472 | 32,278 |
| Germany | 73 | 1:1,102,815 | 73,621 |
| Luxembourg | 63 | 1:9,215 | 1,495 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Backendorf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backendorf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Backendorf is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Backendorf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 748,537th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,977,984 people. The surname Backendorf occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Backendorf live; 62 percent live in South America and 62 percent live in Luso-South America.
The last name Backendorf is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 238 people, or 1 in 899,472. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 71 percent reside, Santa Catarina, where 21 percent reside and Paraná, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil Backendorf occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 16 percent reside.
Backendorf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Backendorf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Backendorf surname fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backendorff | 95 | 6 | / |
| Bakendorf | 95 | 1 | / |
| Backndorf | 95 | 1 | / |
| Beckendorf | 90 | 1,040 | / |
| Böckendorf | 90 | 18 | / |
| Bachendorf | 90 | 14 | / |
| Wackendorf | 90 | 7 | / |
| Bakkendorf | 90 | 6 | / |
| Bockendorf | 90 | 1 | / |
| Backenderf | 90 | 0 | / |
| Beckendorff | 86 | 136 | / |
| Bakkendorff | 86 | 23 | / |
| Böckendorff | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wackendorff | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bachendorff | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bekendorf | 84 | 46 | / |
| Wakendorf | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wachendorf | 80 | 868 | / |
| Vockendorf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vachendorf | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wakendorff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wachendorff | 76 | 96 | / |
| Beckendorph | 76 | 0 | / |
| Bekindorf | 74 | 6 | / |
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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 Backendorf
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