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 surname Backoff is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Backoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Backoff is the 966,131st most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Backoff reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Backoff is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 207 people, or 1 in 1,751,009. In The United States it is most common in: Maryland, where 28 percent live, Iowa, where 13 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 22 percent live and Argentina, where 0 percent live.

Backoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Backoff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 591 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Backoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Backoff surname are 4.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.69% 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
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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 Backoff
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