Last name באכר (Bacher 
, באכר 
) , around the globe, is a common family name. The last name באכר is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Austria, where it is quite a common surname, Switzerland, and Germany, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Germany, Austria, and the United States. Much less frequently, באכר is the forename as well as the last name.