Backly Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Backly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Backly (22) may also be a first name.
Backly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Backly occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Backly? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Backly live; 53 percent live in Oceania Islands and 53 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 22 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Backly is mostly concentrated in: Enga, where 67 percent reside, East New Britain, where 11 percent reside and Madang, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.
Backly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Backly has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Backly
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