Micholson Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Micholson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Micholson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:7,107,038327,397
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Micholson (12) may also be a first name.

Micholson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Micholson is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Micholson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,967,751st most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Micholson are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 7,107,038. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 39 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Oklahoma, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Micholson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Micholson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 28 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Micholson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Micholson surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Micholson last name are 45.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 92.31% registered with the party.

The amount Micholson earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 23.65% less than the national average, earning R 181,428 per year; in United States they earn 11.9% more than the national average, earning $48,283 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.02% less than the national average, earning $40,731 CAD per year.

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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 Micholson
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