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 occurs in Montenegro more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Backovic, Bačković or Baćković. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Backović? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 359,448th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,229,708 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Backović are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
It is most frequently occurring in Montenegro, where it is carried by 642 people, or 1 in 996. In Montenegro it is primarily found in: Nikšić Municipality, where 89 percent are found, Podgorica Capital City, where 5 percent are found and Danilovgrad Municipality, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Montenegro this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 32 percent are found and Croatia, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Backović
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