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Where Does The Last Name Backs Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Backs occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Bäcks. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Backs? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 219,513^th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,911,726 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Backs live; 48 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. Backs is also the 1,412,538^th most common forename globally, held by 50 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 777 people, or 1 in 103,611. In Germany Backs is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 53 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 31 percent live and Berlin, where 3 percent live. Apart from Germany it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Backs Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Backs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 833 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Backs Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Backs surname are 21.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Backs earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.21% more than the national average, earning $44,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning $52,797 CAD per year.