Backham Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Iceland

Backham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Backham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England851:655,50738,035
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Backham Last Name Facts

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

Backham occurs most in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Backham? popularity and diffusion

The surname Backham is the 1,385,851st most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Backham are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 655,507. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Norfolk, where 40 percent are found, East Sussex, where 21 percent are found and Greater London, where 12 percent are found. Apart from England this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Backham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Backham has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Backham last name grew 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 10 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Backham Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Backham earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $46,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.37% less than the national average, earning $47,511 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bauckham93473/
Beackham934/
Bakham92514/
Backam925/
Beckham8617,084/
Baikham86282/
Bakhame8654/
Baukham8620/
Bockham8610/
Baykham867/
Bhakham864/
Bazkham863/
Bakaham863/
Backhom862/
Beakham861/
Bauckam861/
Backkam861/
Bakam835,575/
Bacam8355/
Badchkam8095/
Bhaikham8031/
Backheim8010/
Backhoum806/
Bhackaam805/
Backhome803/
Bashkham802/
Beauckam801/
Bakhaime801/
Bakahame801/
Baakhatm801/
Beeckham800/
Baccam771,152/
Bokham77542/
Bakkam77274/
Bacame77264/
Bhacam77194/
Baykam77161/
Beckam77161/
Bakhom77132/
Bakame77104/
Baikam7793/
Bekham7779/
Baakam7733/
Bakaim7722/
Bahkam7720/
Bazkam7714/
Bakaym7710/
Beakam777/
Baicam776/
Baucam775/
Bockam775/
Bakgam774/
Bakasm772/
Bascam772/
Bakamm771/
Bacamm771/
Baukam771/
Bakaam771/
Baqham771/
Beacam770/
Backom770/
Bakhamova7511/
Bakhoum7114,280/
Bahakam711,875/
Bookham71348/
Baikame71107/
Beekham7184/
Beckhom7146/
Bekkham7140/
Bokkham7117/
Bakheim7116/
Boukham7115/
Bakhome7114/
Bakhoom716/
Bakkaam715/
Bakkamm715/
Baccamm715/
Baukhom715/
Baekhom714/
Beackom713/
Bakaime713/
Beeckam712/
Beckahm711/
Baucaum711/
Baskame711/
Baicamm711/
Baikkam711/
Bakheum711/
Bakhoym711/
Bhekham711/
Bockhom711/
Vachkam711/
Behkham711/
Bakaame711/
Batkame711/
Baukame711/
Baukamm711/
Bazkamh711/
Bazkamt711/
Becaham711/
Vaykham711/
Bheckam711/
Bhokham711/
Bahakom711/
Boekham711/
Bauckom710/
Bockaum710/
Bokam673,245/
Becam67776/
Bekam67569/
Bakhoume67519/
Bockheim67356/
Bacom67165/
Bakom67156/
Bocam67141/
Vacam6791/
Bécam678/
Boukaham676/
Baqam674/
Bhookham673/
Boutkham672/
Bookkham671/
Baikamme671/
Beaucamt671/
Bachkoum671/
Bootkham671/
Beacheim670/

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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 Backham
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