Backstrom Surname
Approximately 3,431 people bear this surname
Backstrom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,826 | 1:128,259 | 13,561 |
| Canada | 216 | 1:170,581 | 17,126 |
| Australia | 128 | 1:210,904 | 20,401 |
| England | 64 | 1:870,595 | 45,570 |
| Thailand | 39 | 1:1,811,240 | 225,763 |
| Luxembourg | 39 | 1:14,886 | 3,396 |
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 201 | 1:249,844 | 20,715 |
The alternate forms: Bäckstrom (5) are calculated separately.
Backstrom Demographics
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Backstrom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backstrom Come From? nationality or country of origin
Backstrom occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Bäckstrom. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Backstrom? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 131,711th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,124,030 people. Backstrom is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Backstrom are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 2,826 people, or 1 in 128,259. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 12 percent are found, Washington, where 10 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.
Backstrom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Backstrom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Backstrom last name grew 1,406 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,067 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Backstrom Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Backstrom are 2.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.41% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Backstrom earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.77% less than the national average, earning R 221,544 per year; in United States they earn 3.04% more than the national average, earning $44,460 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.47% less than the national average, earning $47,461 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bäckstrom | 96 | 5 | / |
| Baeckstrom | 95 | 25 | / |
| Backstroem | 95 | 2 | / |
| Bacckstrom | 95 | 1 | / |
| Baackstrom | 95 | 1 | / |
| Backstrome | 95 | 0 | / |
| Bakstrom | 94 | 2 | / |
| Beckstrom | 89 | 2,327 | / |
| Backstrum | 89 | 16 | / |
| Baskstrom | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vackstrom | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bakcstrom | 89 | 1 | / |
| Baxstrom | 82 | 144 | / |
| Bokstrom | 82 | 36 | / |
| Bekstrom | 82 | 20 | / |
| Bagstrom | 82 | 0 | / |
| Baggstrom | 78 | 47 | / |
| Bookstrom | 78 | 18 | / |
| Baxstrome | 78 | 10 | / |
| Bechstrom | 78 | 1 | / |
| Beckxtrom | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vakkstrom | 78 | 1 | / |
| Beagstrom | 78 | 0 | / |
| Beckstram | 78 | 0 | / |
| Beukstrom | 78 | 0 | / |
| Baxtrom | 75 | 66 | / |
| Baxstrum | 71 | 32 | / |
| Boxstrom | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bogstrom | 71 | 3 | / |
| Begstrom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baxttrom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bexstrom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Baxtrum | 63 | 14 | / |
| Boxtrom | 63 | 1 | / |
| Baxtram | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bextrom | 63 | 0 | / |
| Vogstrom | 59 | 31 | / |
| Boxstrum | 59 | 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
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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 Backstrom
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