Backerman Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Backerman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Backerman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Backerman Last Name Facts

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

Backerman is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Backerman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,931,261st most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Backerman live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 34 percent reside, Arkansas, where 11 percent reside and Arizona, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 4 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Backerman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Backerman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Backerman surname rose 447 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Backerman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Backerman last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered with the party.

Backerman earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.29% less than the national average, earning $35,690 USD per year.

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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 Backerman
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