Backén Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Backén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
The alternate forms: Backen (863) & Bäcken (4) are calculated separately.
Backén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Backén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Backén is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Backen or Bäcken. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Backén? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,532,898th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Backén occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Backén are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 547,042. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Dalarna County, where 44 percent are found, Jämtland County, where 44 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Backén
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