Backstone Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Backstone Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Backstone (92) may also be a first name.
Backstone Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backstone Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Backstone occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Backstone? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Backstone occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Backstone live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 992,070th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 92 people.
The last name Backstone is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Backstone is most common in: New York, where 50 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 50 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 25 percent live and Turkey, where 25 percent live.
Backstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Backstone has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backston | 94 | 22 | / |
| Bacstone | 94 | 0 | / |
| Bockstone | 89 | 1 | / |
| Beckstone | 89 | 0 | / |
| Bakston | 88 | 35 | / |
| Backstom | 82 | 6 | / |
| Bakxtone | 82 | 1 | / |
| Baskston | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bakstane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Baukston | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bockston | 82 | 0 | / |
| Beakston | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bookstone | 78 | 4 | / |
| Bakstan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bagston | 75 | 0 | / |
| Baykshtene | 74 | 2 | / |
| Bookston | 71 | 38 | / |
| Backstam | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bakstani | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bockstan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baksztan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bogstone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baugston | 71 | 0 | / |
| Baxton | 67 | 317 | / |
| Bockstandt | 63 | 14 | / |
| Beaxton | 63 | 5 | / |
| Bakštan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Baxtton | 63 | 0 | / |
| Bockstam | 59 | 4 | / |
| Bougston | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bagstand | 59 | 0 | / |
| Bookstom | 59 | 0 | / |
| Boxton | 53 | 129 | / |
| Baxtom | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vaxton | 53 | 0 | / |
| Bokstam | 50 | 4 | / |
| Bouxton | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Backstone
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