Backwith Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Backwith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Backwith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:2,785,90397,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Backwith Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Backwith Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Backwith is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Backwith click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Backwith? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Backwith are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Backwith is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 2,785,903. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Berkshire, where 25 percent reside, Warwickshire, where 20 percent reside and Surrey, where 15 percent reside. Excluding England Backwith occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Backwith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Backwith has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Backwith last name grew 154 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beckwith8821,757/
Bockwith889/
Beakwith881/
Bakwit8625/
Bacwit867/
Beeckwith821/
Beckweith821/
Beckkwith821/
Becckwith820/
Beckwit8015/
Becwith808/
Bekwith803/
Bagwith800/
Bakwi7715/
Beckwitt7548/
Bockwich7527/
Bangkwit756/
Beckwyth753/
Beekwith753/
Bagweith752/
Beckwiht752/
Beckweth751/
Beukwith751/
Bekcwith751/
Bookwith750/
Bakwai711,718/
Bakwet7135/
Bacuit7133/
Bankwi7132/
Backwa7128/
Bakwei7112/
Bhakwi717/
Bakuih717/
Bakuit716/
Bekwit712/
Bagwit711/
Bacwha711/
Bacwet711/
Bacwai711/
Bakwui711/
Bakwoi711/
Bockweitz711/
Bakwie711/
Baakwi711/
Beckweath710/
Backway67142/
Bakwete6734/
Bockwyt676/
Bakkwai675/
Becwitt673/
Bagwite671/
Bagweih671/
Bakweha671/
Bankweh671/
Bankwui671/
Baakwai671/
Baikwoi671/
Bakweet671/
Becweth671/
Bankwoi671/
Bascuit670/

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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 Backwith
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