Backers Surname

466,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Backers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Backers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
Netherlands2151:78,54513,251
Belgium1291:89,12113,878
Germany881:914,83564,706
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
England101:5,571,806158,774
France51:13,284,544357,392
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

The alternate forms: Bäckers (1) are calculated separately.

Backers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Backers is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Bäckers. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Backers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 466,730th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 10,107,553 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Backers reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 237 people, or 1 in 1,529,363. In The United States Backers is primarily found in: California, where 16 percent reside, Michigan, where 16 percent reside and Missouri, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 30 percent reside and Belgium, where 18 percent reside.

Backers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Backers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Backers surname rose 402 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Backers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Backers are 5.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.73% registered to vote for the party.

Backers earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning $47,892 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bäckers951/
Baeckers931/
Bakers92725/
Backåkers887/
Beckers8623,308/
Bakkers861,287/
Böckers86211/
Bockers8695/
Bachers8628/
Baekers8613/
Vackers8612/
Beacers862/
Baškers861/
Beakers861/
Bakerss861/
Boeckers80144/
Beuckers8016/
Bäckerås808/
Beachers805/
Bauchers800/
Bekers77598/
Bakars7735/
Bökers7725/
Bakerx774/
Bokers773/
Bacirs771/
Vakers770/
Bacors770/
Bekkers714,476/
Beukers712,381/
Bokkers71590/
Beekers71548/
Boskers7190/
Vakkers7168/
Boukers7137/
Bekiers7127/
Bochers7123/
Bookers7123/
Boekers7118/
Vakhers7115/
Bekeers7111/
Bökkers718/
Bokhers713/
Bakhars711/
Bekeurs711/
Bekersz711/
Vockers711/
Beykers711/
Baskirs710/
Beckirs710/
Boukhers67467/
Bekiersz6778/
Bouchers673/
Bakharsh673/
Boekkers671/
Bozchers671/
Boukerss671/
Boukerse671/
Boukiers671/
Veickers670/
Boochers670/

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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 Backers
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