Backström Surname
Approximately 1,248 people bear this surname
Backström Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 921 | 1:10,691 | 943 |
| Finland | 300 | 1:18,322 | 2,610 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Bäckström (7,682) are calculated separately.
Backström Demographics
Average Backström Salary in
Norway
339,892 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Backström Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backström Come From? nationality or country of origin
Backström occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Bäckström. Click here for further potential spellings of Backström.
How Common Is The Last Name Backström? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 303,787th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,839,380 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Backström are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This last name is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 921 people, or 1 in 10,691. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 18 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent live and Dalarna County, where 10 percent live. Aside from Sweden this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Backström Last Name Statistics demography
Backström earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 1.79% less than the national average, earning 339,892 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bäckström | 96 | 7,682 | / |
| Baeckström | 95 | 93 | / |
| Bakström | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wackström | 89 | 49 | / |
| Beckström | 89 | 48 | / |
| Vackström | 89 | 8 | / |
| Bockström | 89 | 7 | / |
| Backstroem | 84 | 2 | / |
| Bokström | 82 | 155 | / |
| Bäkström | 82 | 1 | / |
| Baeckstroem | 80 | 5 | / |
| Baggström | 78 | 153 | / |
| Bachstroem | 74 | 7 | / |
| Beckstroem | 74 | 2 | / |
| Boxström | 71 | 83 | / |
| Bogström | 71 | 31 | / |
| Bekstrem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baxtrem | 63 | 32 | / |
| Boxtröm | 63 | 1 | / |
| Woxström | 59 | 15 | / |
| Voxström | 59 | 14 | / |
| Weikstroem | 53 | 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
- 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 Backström
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