Backford Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Backford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Backford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Backford (109) may also be a first name.

Backford Last Name Facts

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

Backford occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Backford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Backford is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Backford are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 900,062nd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 109 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Backford is primarily found in: Alaska, where 75 percent live, Arizona, where 5 percent live and California, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The Bahamas, where 13 percent live and Botswana, where 13 percent live.

Backford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Backford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Backford last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Backford Last Name Statistics demography

Backford earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakford930/
Bacford930/
Beckford8818,499/
Bockford880/
Beakford880/
Baskford880/
Boockford824/
Beckforrd821/
Beckfordd821/
Beeckford820/
Bagford80108/
Bekford808/
Bakfort803/
Bokford800/
Beckfort756/
Bookford755/
Beekford754/
Becfford751/
Beckferd751/
Bagfords750/
Begford670/
Bookfard631/
Bekfoort630/
Begfort532/
Begferd530/

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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 Backford
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