Backshaw Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Backshaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 72 | 1:2,460,316 | 81,464 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Backshaw (41) may also be a first name.
Backshaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backshaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Backshaw is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Backshaw click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Backshaw? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,220,661st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Backshaw reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Backshaw is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 41 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria Backshaw is most common in: Rivers, where 97 percent live and Ogun, where 1 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.
Backshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Backshaw has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauckshaw | 94 | 0 | / |
| Backsaw | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bacshaw | 93 | 0 | / |
| Beckshaw | 88 | 17 | / |
| Bachshaw | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bockshaw | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bacsaw | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bagshaw | 80 | 7,137 | / |
| Bakshab | 80 | 29 | / |
| Bacchaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakshav | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakhshab | 75 | 658 | / |
| Bagshawe | 75 | 153 | / |
| Bookshaw | 75 | 15 | / |
| Bakshova | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bahgshaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baggshaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bacchhaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bagshaws | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bagsaw | 71 | 44 | / |
| Backshoff | 71 | 8 | / |
| Baksab | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bacsab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baksav | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakhshova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bacchav | 67 | 638 | / |
| Baksova | 67 | 33 | / |
| Begshaw | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bakshov | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bagshow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bacsova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baqshaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakhsab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bagsjaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokshow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekshow | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Backshaw
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