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
Average Male Backstrom Height
178.1 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Backstrom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backstrom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Backstrom is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as: Bäckstrom. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Backstrom? popularity and diffusion
It is the 131,711th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,124,030 people. The surname Backstrom occurs mostly 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.
This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,826 people, or 1 in 128,259. In The United States it is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 12 percent are found, Washington, where 10 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.
Backstrom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Backstrom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Backstrom surname increased 1,406 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,067 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Backstrom Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Backstrom surname are 2.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.41% being registered to vote for the 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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