Backurs Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Backurs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Bačkurs (2) are calculated separately.
Backurs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backurs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Backurs is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Bačkurs. For other potential spellings of Backurs click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Backurs? popularity and diffusion
The last name Backurs is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Backurs reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
The surname is most common in Latvia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 512,512. In Latvia Backurs is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 50 percent are found, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 25 percent are found and Semigallia, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Latvia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bačkurs | 95 | 2 | / |
| Backhurst | 88 | 399 | / |
| Beckurs | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bakhurst | 80 | 27 | / |
| Bekurs | 77 | 50 | / |
| Bokurs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bacors | 77 | 0 | / |
| Beakhurst | 75 | 46 | / |
| Bhatkurse | 75 | 7 | / |
| Beaucours | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bockhurst | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bekuhrs | 71 | 30 | / |
| Becours | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bhatkhurse | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bekeurs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beckirs | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bokhurst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bekujhrs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukours | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukhours | 63 | 57 | / |
| Bookhurst | 63 | 0 | / |
| Bokors | 62 | 2 | / |
| Boukhourss | 59 | 1 | / |
| Boukhourse | 59 | 1 | / |
| Boukirs | 57 | 5 | / |
| Bokhors | 57 | 4 | / |
| Boukors | 57 | 2 | / |
| Vaccors | 57 | 0 | / |
| Boutkhourst | 56 | 273 | / |
| Vakhurshova | 56 | 1 | / |
| Boukhors | 53 | 2,394 | / |
| Boukhirs | 53 | 13 | / |
| Boukiers | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vakourche | 50 | 12 | / |
| Beykirsch | 50 | 1 | / |
| Beikirsch | 50 | 1 | / |
| Boukhhors | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Backurs
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