Backgren Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Backgren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Backgren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland301:183,22315,926
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Bäckgren (124) are calculated separately.

Backgren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Backgren occurs in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Bäckgren. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Backgren? popularity and diffusion

The last name Backgren is the 3,274,477th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Backgren reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently held in Finland, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 183,223. In Finland Backgren is mostly found in: Ostrobothnia, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Finland it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Sweden, where 3 percent reside.

Backgren Last Name Statistics demography

Backgren earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 193.17% more than the national average, earning $126,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bäckgren96124/
Beckgren882/
Bagroen8021/
Bokgren805/
Bangren804/
Bhagren804/
Bekgren801/
Basgren800/
Banggren7551/
Baggreen750/
Bagrin712,281/
Bogren711,807/
Begren713/
Bagrem711/
Boogren67212/
Bagrina67187/
Begreen6713/
Bojgren675/
Baigern674/
Beggren674/
Bougren673/
Vangren673/
Waygren672/
Bongren672/
Wagreen670/
Beygren670/
Weagren670/

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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 Backgren
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