Bakke Surname
Approximately 14,382 people bear this surname
Bakke Surname Definition:
(Norwegian) Dweller at, or near, a hill.
Bakke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 7,675 | 1:670 | 42 |
| United States | 5,043 | 1:71,874 | 8,312 |
| India | 412 | 1:1,861,809 | 65,401 |
| Canada | 293 | 1:125,753 | 13,150 |
| Denmark | 250 | 1:22,579 | 2,298 |
| Nigeria | 234 | 1:757,020 | 34,256 |
| Sweden | 134 | 1:73,483 | 5,515 |
| Russia | 69 | 1:2,088,740 | 128,406 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 216 | 1:232,494 | 19,571 |
The alternate forms: Bàkke (1) are calculated separately.
Bakke (125) may also be a first name.
Bakke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Norwegian) Dweller at, or near, a hill.
Bakke Demographics
Bakke Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Bakke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bakke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻛﻪ, Hindi: बक्के, Marathi: बक्, Russian: Бакке) is most common in Norway. It may also appear as: Bàkke. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 36,665th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 506,713 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Bakke are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in Scandinavia. Bakke is also the 832,731st most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 125 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 7,675 people, or 1 in 670. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 62 percent are found, Western Norway, where 24 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 6 percent are found. Not including Norway Bakke occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Bakke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bakke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bakke last name grew 2,335 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bakke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Bakke last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Bakke last name are 7.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.32% registered with the party.
The amount Bakke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0% less than the national average, earning 346,065 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 96.02% more than the national average, earning R 465,828 per year; in United States they earn 10.11% more than the national average, earning $47,513 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.01% more than the national average, earning $50,684 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bakke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bakke in the Hindi language | ||
| बक्के | bakke | - |
| Bakke in the Marathi language | ||
| बक् | bak | - |
| Bakke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻛﻪ | bakh | 88.89 |
| ﺑﺎﻙ | bak | 11.11 |
| Bakke in the Russian language | ||
| Бакке | bakke | - |
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Footnotes
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