Backe is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Backe
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Backe

How popular is Backe?

Backe is ranked 149431 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Backes plummeted by 12.11454 per cent to 399 since 2000 and slipped by 7463 spots and ranked at 52037. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.73 94.49
Hispanic or Latino 5.01 1.98
Others 1.5 2.2
Backe is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Sweden. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Norway. Around 2526 people have been found who wears Backe as their family name. Backe is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,185 Hong Kong2
65,594 Belgium2
50,640 Switzerland2
11,224 Cameroon2
3,307 Malta1
30,360 Thailand1
151,601 Spain1
279,271 Australia1
7,790 Zambia1
38,841 Scotland1
58,885 Poland1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
118,015 Netherlands1
5,924 Paraguay1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,574 Mauritania24
155,219 England16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
117,149 France73
58,064 Canada52
Countries with hundreds of Backe:
1,562 Sweden638
43,168 United States636
20,699 Germany504
1,425 Norway413
3,954 Denmark152
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

35 years old miner S. Backe who was residing in Italy migrated to New York on April 22, 1886 by Belgenland put out from Antwerp.

Comments

J
Jazmin Cadden
The origin of the name is Germanic etymology of the name comes from the German medieval baldke person name derived from Germanic baldwin meaning daring friend this name is the name of an ancestor.

Backe Namesakes

  • Agathe Backer-Grøndahl, Composer
  • Donald C. Backer, Astrophysicist
  • P. A. Backer, Film director
  • Brandon Backe, Baseball player
  • Curt Backeberg, Botanist
  • Dagny Backer Johnsen, Actress
  • Kristiane Backer, Television presenter
  • Brandon Backe, Baseball player
  • Herbert Backe, German Politician
  • Jannis Bäcker, Bobsledder

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