Backfisch Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Backfisch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Backfisch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5051:159,41718,982
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Backfisch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Backfisch is found most in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Backfisch? popularity and diffusion

Backfisch is the 492,243rd most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,844,562 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Backfisch are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 505 people, or 1 in 159,417. In Germany Backfisch is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 76 percent live, Hesse, where 9 percent live and Bavaria, where 5 percent live. Barring Germany this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.

Backfisch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Backfisch has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 15,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Backfisch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Backfisch last name are 31.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.13% registered with the party.

Backfisch earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.3% more than the national average, earning $46,297 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Backfish9463/
Bakfisch941/
Bakhfish821/
Bockfish820/
Bakfi7115/
Bagfic671/
Bakhfai631/
Backfeed591/
Bokfi5712/
Bagfi573/
Bakfa572/
Bacfa571/
Bokvfi531/
Bakfayt5022/
Baqfaha501/

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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 Backfisch
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