Backsmeier Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Backsmeier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Backsmeier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
United States121:30,204,911765,334

Backsmeier Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Backsmeier Come From? nationality or country of origin

Backsmeier occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Backsmeier? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Backsmeier are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent reside.

Backsmeier Last Name Statistics demography

Backsmeier earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baksmeier9523/
Backsmeyer9018/
Baxmeier78117/
Bockxmeer747/
Baxmeir712/
Booksmeyer700/
Baxmeyer67103/
Boxmeier670/
Boxmeer59157/
Boxmier590/
Baxmyer590/
Baxmeyerová571/
Boxmeyer56102/

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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 Backsmeier
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