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 also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Backford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Backford is the 3,602,217th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Backford live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. Backford is also the 900,062nd most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 109 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Backford is primarily found in: Alaska, where 75 percent are found, Arizona, where 5 percent are found and California, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Bahamas, where 13 percent are found and Botswana, where 13 percent are found.

Backford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Backford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Backford last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 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
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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 Backford
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