Backoff Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Backoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Backoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2071:1,751,009115,476
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Backoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Backoff is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Backoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Backoff is the 966,131st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Backoff live; 77 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 1,751,009. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 28 percent live, Iowa, where 13 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent live and Argentina, where 0 percent live.

Backoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Backoff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 591 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Backoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Backoff are 4.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.69% being registered with the political party.

Backoff earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $46,319 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Backhoff93254/
Bachkoff936/
Backof92355/
Bacoff9224/
Bakoff9212/
Batchkoff8829/
Baschkoff881/
Beckoff8689/
Bakhoff8667/
Baikoff8650/
Bockoff8644/
Baykoff8621/
Batkoff8616/
Backofe8615/
Backhof865/
Bascoff861/
Backosf861/
Baccoff861/
Wackoff861/
Baicoff861/
Batcoff861/
Baïkoff861/
Bakof8355/
Bacof839/
Beckhoff80593/
Bockhoff80236/
Bashkoff8049/
Boockoff8023/
Böckhoff8020/
Bochkoff8011/
Wayckoff802/
Bekoff77124/
Bokoff7748/
Bakofe7736/
Wakoff7732/
Bascof7730/
Vakoff7714/
Backov778/
Bakgof778/
Baskof773/
Baykof773/
Bakhof772/
Backow772/
Vacoff771/
Bakouf771/
Baekof770/
Wacoff770/
Boockhoff7523/
Boeckhoff7516/
Botchkoff759/
Beickhoff751/
Bachkov71895/
Badkouf71341/
Beikoff71152/
Bookoff71100/
Boskoff7178/
Boykoff7159/
Backova7117/
Boikoff7110/
Bockhof7110/
Beecoff719/
Backauf719/
Beckhof718/
Boicoff717/
Waycoff717/
Boekoff716/
Waykoff715/
Bokhoff715/
Bochkof714/
Boukoff714/
Bashkof712/
Backovs712/
Buikoff711/
Bekkoff711/
Basckov711/
Bojcoff711/
Watkoff711/
Vaskoff711/
Boscoff711/
Vaicoff711/
Vatcoff711/
Bökhoff711/
Backhaf710/
Whacoff710/
Boekhoff671,923/
Bakov671,811/
Bachkova67497/
Bacov6771/
Bakow6734/
Bakob6727/
Bacow6721/
Waitkoff6711/
Bacob678/
Boshcoff677/
Bokof676/
Vakof675/
Bosccoff675/
Baschkow674/
Batchkov673/
Bozhkoff673/
Beukhoff673/
Bekof672/
Bakaf672/
Baychkov671/
Bottkoff671/
Backhauf671/
Vaskooff671/
Wakof671/
Beeckhof671/
Boscouff671/

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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 Backoff
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