Backson Surname

423,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 817 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Backson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Backson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6011:28,4844,289
Kenya1981:233,23216,365
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Backson (882) may also be a first name.

Backson Last Name Facts

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

Backson is found most frequently in Malawi. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Backson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Backson is the 423,762nd most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 8,919,885 people. Backson occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Backson are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 273,762nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 882 people.

The last name Backson is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 601 people, or 1 in 28,484. Barring Malawi this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Backson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Backson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beackson930/
Bakson92102/
Bacson9244/
Backsen86125/
Bockson864/
Baikson861/
Bakhson861/
Bachson861/
Baksyon861/
Backsom860/
Baukson860/
Bocksoen8017/
Bouckson803/
Backsund802/
Batkshon801/
Bakhshon801/
Basksonn800/
Bacsan771,165/
Baksan77516/
Baksen7736/
Bokson7736/
Bocson7729/
Bagson7717/
Baksán7715/
Baksın7715/
Baxson7714/
Vacson771/
Bakhsan71298/
Bakshan71267/
Bakshun71140/
Bookson7125/
Bokshon7125/
Boksong7121/
Bachsan7114/
Baggson7111/
Baksung715/
Baksoim715/
Boksoon714/
Vaykson713/
Vaikson713/
Baycsan713/
Baksand711/
Bocsone711/
Baksang711/
Baksane711/
Bouckshone710/
Baugson710/
Bakhshan67543/
Baxon6712/
Bakhsian677/
Boucksom676/
Bakhshun672/
Bahagson671/
Baksahan671/
Bakshoum671/
Bakschan671/
Bakshaan671/

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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 Backson
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