Bäcke Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Bäcke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 174 | 1:56,591 | 4,381 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
The alternate forms: Backe (2,088) are calculated separately.
Bäcke (40) may also be a first name.
Bäcke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bäcke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bäcke is found most in Sweden. It can also occur as: Backe. For other possible spellings of Bäcke click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bäcke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bäcke is the 1,263,456th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bäcke live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia. Bäcke is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held first name globally, held by 40 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 56,591. In Sweden it is most common in: Dalarna County, where 60 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 12 percent are found and Gävleborg County, where 11 percent are found. Other than Sweden Bäcke is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent are found and Norway, where 1 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 Bäcke
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