Backius Surname

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

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Backius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Backius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden241:410,28229,154
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

The alternate forms: Bäckius (85) are calculated separately.

Backius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Backius occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Bäckius. For other possible spellings of Backius click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Backius? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Backius occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Backius are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Backius is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 410,282. In Sweden Backius is mostly concentrated in: Dalarna County, where 38 percent reside, Örebro County, where 33 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Backius Last Name Statistics demography

Backius earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bäckius9585/
Bakius923/
Beckius86997/
Bockius86618/
Backéus86110/
Baskius860/
Bakiu831,482/
Backehus801/
Bockious800/
Bekius77409/
Bachiu77156/
Bacoiu7798/
Bakiju7736/
Bakiou776/
Bakyus774/
Baskiu771/
Bakoiu771/
Bakhiu771/
Bacjus771/
Bacuiu771/
Baakiu771/
Bokius770/
Bakioui71271/
Baikihu715/
Watkius711/
Vaskius711/
Bochius711/
Bocuius711/
Buikius711/
Vaškius711/
Bakkioui67431/
Bokiu6787/
Bacău6756/
Bakyu6727/
Bacquieu671/
Vaitkius671/
Bakehous670/
Bakehaus670/

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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 Backius
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