Bækgaard Surname

354,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Bækgaard Surname User-submission:

This is a Danish surname, denoting a Brook farmyard.

Bækgaard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1,0151:5,561512
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Bkgaard (20) are calculated separately.

Bækgaard Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Danish surname, denoting a Brook farmyard.

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Bækgaard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bækgaard occurs most in Denmark. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Bkgaard. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bækgaard? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bækgaard is the 354,295th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,095,955 people. Bækgaard occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bækgaard reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is held by 1,015 people, or 1 in 5,561. In Denmark Bækgaard is most numerous in: Central Denmark Region, where 56 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 24 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 7 percent are found. Besides Denmark this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bkgaard9820/
Bægaard9334/
Bgard771/
Bengaard75146/
Benggaard717/
Beengaard717/
Bkeard712/
Bnkgar711/
Bengard67519/
Bingard6742/
Bgar673/

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