Bäck Surname

88,984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Bäck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bäck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3,1991:3,078295
Austria9271:9,1861,192
Finland7671:7,1661,122
Germany4221:190,77122,122
Norway261:197,78022,769
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Bäck (38) may also be a first name.

Bäck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bäck has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bäck? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 88,984th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,350,796 people. Bäck is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bäck live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 38 people.

It is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 3,199 people, or 1 in 3,078. In Sweden Bäck is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 21 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 18 percent reside and Dalarna County, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden Bäck is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 17 percent reside and Finland, where 14 percent reside.

Bäck Last Name Statistics demography

Bäck earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 14.47% less than the national average, earning 296,007 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bäcks8923/
Bäk8666/
Bäc861/
Bätcke8014/
Håbäck809/
Bäckås801/
Beck75320,136/
Böck7511,521/
Bick757,644/
Byck75235/
Bäcq754/
Bäke752/
Bjck751/
Väck751/
Bäsk751/
Bäcková734/
Boeck676,141/
Beeck673,951/
Becke673,147/
Buick673,138/
Buyck672,305/
Baeck671,188/
Beuck671,067/
Bieck67986/
Beack67153/
Bicke67153/
Beckh67147/
Biock67141/
Beick67134/
Böcke67113/
Baick67111/
Böckh6762/
Boick6743/
Bickx6737/
Byock6728/
Bädke6716/
Bøeck6714/
Bäckehed6712/
Bätke678/
Becck676/
Boyck673/
Bujck672/
Bizck672/
Beckk672/
Beyck672/
Bicck671/
Bexck671/
Bäske671/
Bisck671/
Bezck671/
Bajck671/
Besck670/

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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
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  • 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 Bäck
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