Backlund Surname
Approximately 6,936 people bear this surname
Backlund Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 3,782 | 1:2,604 | 246 |
| United States | 1,891 | 1:191,676 | 18,975 |
| Finland | 880 | 1:6,246 | 978 |
| Canada | 101 | 1:364,808 | 32,793 |
| Norway | 89 | 1:57,778 | 8,270 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
The alternate forms: Bäcklund (2,140) are calculated separately.
Backlund Demographics
Average Backlund Salary in
United States
$49,644 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Backlund Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backlund Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Backlund is found most frequently in Sweden. It may also be rendered as: Bäcklund. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Backlund? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 71,213th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,050,684 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Backlund live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname Backlund is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 3,782 people, or 1 in 2,604. In Sweden Backlund is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 21 percent reside, Västernorrland County, where 16 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Sweden it is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Finland, where 13 percent reside.
Backlund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Backlund has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Backlund surname expanded 5,403 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 667 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Backlund Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Backlund last name are 5.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.12% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Backlund earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.4% less than the national average, earning 341,227 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning R 228,432 per year; in United States they earn 15.05% more than the national average, earning $49,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.86% less than the national average, earning $46,273 CAD per year.
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Backlund Reference & Research
Backlund FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Backlund FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Backlund
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