Backworth Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Backworth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Backworth Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Backworth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Backworth is found most frequently in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Backworth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Backworth is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Backworth live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is mostly found in: Lincolnshire, where 100 percent are found. Other than England Backworth exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Backworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Backworth has changed through the years. In The United States it decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakworth940/
Beckworth891,517/
Bankworth892/
Baskworth891/
Beakworth890/
Bagworth82207/
Becworth821/
Bookworth781/
Beckwerth780/
Beckwarth780/
Backward71127/
Becqwort7152/
Beckwert710/
Wagworth710/
Bakwar6727/
Bacwar672/
Bacuor671/
Wookworth671/
Bockwardt670/
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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 Backworth
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