Backknecht Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Backknecht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Backknecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria111:774,13064,097
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799

Backknecht Last Name Facts

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

The surname Backknecht occurs most in Austria. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Backknecht? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Backknecht reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Austria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 774,130. In Austria it is primarily found in: Lower Austria, where 100 percent live. Not including Austria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 27 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Backnecht9520/
Baucknecht9017/
Bauknecht842,354/
Bauckneht847/
Bayknecht841/
Boknecht78113/
Bauknect783/
Backnext781/
Wacnecht780/
Backnett780/
Backne7517/
Bakkne751/
Weaknecht7444/
Bouknecht7437/
Bohknecht7421/
Bauknacht742/
Bauknehct741/
Bauknechd741/
Bakhneh7115/
Backney712/
Backnes710/
Wajtknecht7030/
Waidknecht708/
Boutknecht700/
Bakne6716/
Bacne6715/
Bauckner677/
Bauknich671/
Bakniche671/

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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 Backknecht
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