Backović Surname
Approximately 1,008 people bear this surname
Backović Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 642 | 1:996 | 180 |
| Serbia | 324 | 1:22,052 | 2,500 |
| Croatia | 16 | 1:264,288 | 27,725 |
| Slovenia | 15 | 1:165,845 | 14,188 |
| Kosovo | 7 | 1:265,981 | 8,180 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
The alternate forms: Backovic (87), Bačković (51) & Baćković (33) are calculated separately.
Backović Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backović Come From? nationality or country of origin
Backović is borne by more people in Montenegro than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Backovic, Bačković or Baćković. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Backović? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 359,448th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,229,708 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Backović reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most common in Montenegro, where it is held by 642 people, or 1 in 996. In Montenegro it is most common in: Nikšić Municipality, where 89 percent live, Podgorica Capital City, where 5 percent live and Danilovgrad Municipality, where 3 percent live. Barring Montenegro this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 32 percent live and Croatia, where 2 percent live.
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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 Backović
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