Backnell Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Backnell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Bäcknell (3) are calculated separately.
Backnell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backnell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Backnell occurs most in Sweden. It can also be rendered as a variant: Bäcknell. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Backnell? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Backnell are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Backnell is most widely held in Sweden, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,282,252. In Sweden Backnell is most common in: Västra Götaland County, where 100 percent are found. Other than Sweden it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Backnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Backnell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Backnell last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bäcknell | 96 | 3 | / |
| Bacnell | 93 | 1 | / |
| Becknell | 88 | 1,500 | / |
| Bocknell | 88 | 0 | / |
| Basknell | 88 | 0 | / |
| Baknel | 86 | 2 | / |
| Beckknell | 82 | 1 | / |
| Boocknell | 82 | 0 | / |
| Becknel | 80 | 158 | / |
| Waknell | 80 | 28 | / |
| Becnell | 80 | 3 | / |
| Beknell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beeknell | 75 | 0 | / |
| Becknill | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wacknill | 75 | 0 | / |
| Beknel | 71 | 10 | / |
| Becknil | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bauchenl | 63 | 0 | / |
| Bhoknl | 57 | 2 | / |
| Bocngil | 53 | 32 | / |
| Wakeunl | 53 | 2 | / |
| Bocchinl | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Backnell
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