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
Average Bakke Salary in
United States
$47,513 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bakke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bakke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻛﻪ, Hindi: बक्के, Marathi: बक्, Russian: Бакке) occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Bàkke. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bakke is the 36,665th most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 506,713 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Bakke reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in Scandinavia. Bakke is also the 832,731st most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 125 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 7,675 people, or 1 in 670. In Norway Bakke is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 62 percent live, Western Norway, where 24 percent live and Northern Norway, where 6 percent live. Other than Norway this surname exists in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Bakke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bakke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bakke last name expanded 2,335 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bakke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Bakke surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Bakke are 7.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.32% registered to vote for 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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