Michaelsson Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Michaelsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 93 | 1:105,879 | 7,628 |
| Uruguay | 32 | 1:107,242 | 10,337 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Michaëlsson (14) are calculated separately.
Michaelsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Michaelsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Michaelsson has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can be found as: Michaëlsson. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Michaelsson? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,374,607th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname Michaelsson is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Michaelsson reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 105,879. In Sweden Michaelsson is most frequent in: Dalarna County, where 26 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 18 percent reside and Skåne County, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 20 percent reside and Iceland, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michaëlsson | 97 | 14 | / |
| Michaelson | 95 | 6,253 | / |
| Micaelsson | 95 | 6 | / |
| Michoelsson | 91 | 19 | / |
| Michaelsohn | 91 | 16 | / |
| Michellsson | 91 | 1 | / |
| Michaelsen | 86 | 8,453 | / |
| Michealson | 86 | 152 | / |
| Michelsohn | 86 | 148 | / |
| Michielson | 86 | 85 | / |
| Michelssen | 86 | 21 | / |
| Michaleson | 86 | 17 | / |
| Micheilson | 86 | 1 | / |
| Michoelson | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meichelson | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mechaelson | 86 | 0 | / |
| Michailson | 86 | 0 | / |
| Michielssen | 82 | 184 | / |
| Meichaelsen | 82 | 15 | / |
| Michealsohn | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mitchoelson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mikhailsson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Michaelseen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Michelsen | 80 | 9,234 | / |
| Michalsen | 80 | 649 | / |
| Micaelsen | 80 | 47 | / |
| Michelzon | 80 | 30 | / |
| Mechalson | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mychelson | 80 | 2 | / |
| Michelsan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Michielsen | 76 | 5,018 | / |
| Micheelsen | 76 | 302 | / |
| Michealsen | 76 | 56 | / |
| Mechaelsen | 76 | 31 | / |
| Michaelsem | 76 | 10 | / |
| Micheilsen | 76 | 2 | / |
| Michaelcen | 76 | 1 | / |
| Michealsom | 76 | 1 | / |
| Michelseen | 76 | 1 | / |
| Michaeljan | 76 | 1 | / |
| Miechelsen | 76 | 1 | / |
| Michaelzane | 73 | 4 | / |
| D'Michelsen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Micheelseen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Michélsen | 70 | 42 | / |
| Mechelsen | 70 | 8 | / |
| Micholsen | 70 | 2 | / |
| Mechielsen | 67 | 300 | / |
| Michelzahn | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mikhaeljan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Michaelsson
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