Backland Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Backland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Backland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:705,29239,851
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Bäckland (10) are calculated separately.

Backland (11) may also be a first name.

Backland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Backland occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Bäckland. Click here for other possible spellings of Backland.

How Common Is The Last Name Backland? popularity and diffusion

The surname Backland is the 1,422,956th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. Backland occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Backland are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 705,292. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Merseyside, where 54 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 11 percent are found. Excluding England Backland is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Backland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Backland has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Backland surname rose 718 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Backland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Backland surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Backland earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.35% less than the national average, earning $36,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $60,159 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bäckland9610/
Bakland93101/
Bacland930/
Baecklandt8912/
Bakkland88189/
Beckland8858/
Bockland886/
Baekland881/
Bocklandt82438/
Baecklant8211/
Baeklandt821/
Bokland80109/
Bekland802/
Baklant801/
Becland801/
Bocland800/
Baklandova781/
Bookland7560/
Bocklant7542/
Boucland7512/
Boukland750/
Bocklandtová701/
Boklant672/
Bakhlyants671/
Voikland631/
Bouclont501/

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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 Backland
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