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

Backes (Arabic: باكيس) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Bäckes, Backès or Backeş. Click here for other possible spellings of Backes.

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

This last name is the 24,921^st most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 336,498 people. The surname Backes is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Backes reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Backes is also the 2,368,944^th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 21 people.

Backes is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 9,767 people, or 1 in 8,243. In Germany Backes is mostly found in: Saarland, where 35 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname exists in 43 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Backes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Backes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Backes surname expanded 1,212 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Backes Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Backes are 11.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.68% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Backes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 141.31% more than the national average, earning R 573,456 per year; in United States they earn 8.17% more than the national average, earning $46,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.02% less than the national average, earning $49,178 CAD per year.