Backsell Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Backsell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 75 | 1:131,290 | 9,286 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Backsell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backsell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Backsell is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Backsell.
How Common Is The Last Name Backsell? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,152,526th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname Backsell is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Backsell are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 131,290. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Dalarna County, where 28 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent live and Stockholm County, where 13 percent live. Apart from Sweden it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backshell | 94 | 115 | / |
| Bocksell | 88 | 37 | / |
| Bacsel | 86 | 2 | / |
| Baksel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Backshill | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bocksel | 80 | 40 | / |
| Bakshel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Becksel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baccell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Baksl | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bayıksel | 75 | 23 | / |
| Bakhshel | 75 | 10 | / |
| Beksel | 71 | 51 | / |
| Baxell | 71 | 38 | / |
| Waksel | 71 | 13 | / |
| Bacgel | 71 | 5 | / |
| Boksel | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bakcel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bacsil | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baccel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bagsel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Boxsell | 67 | 562 | / |
| Waiksel | 67 | 17 | / |
| Boxcell | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bacchel | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bauxell | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bakshil | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bakıslı | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waickessel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baccill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boccell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baggell | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Backsell
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