Mikaelsdóttir Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Mikaelsdóttir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mikaelsdóttir Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland471:8,087835
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Mikaelsdottir (11) are calculated separately.

Mikaelsdóttir Last Name Facts

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

Mikaelsdóttir is found in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Mikaelsdottir. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mikaelsdóttir.

How Common Is The Last Name Mikaelsdóttir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,776,799th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Mikaelsdóttir live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Mikaelsdóttir is most prevalent in Iceland, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 8,087. In Iceland Mikaelsdóttir is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region, where 60 percent reside, Western Region, where 19 percent reside and Northeastern Region, where 15 percent reside. Barring Iceland this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mikaelsdottir9711/
Mikkaelsdóttir962/
Mikkjalsdóttir895/
Mikaelsdotter8524/
Micaelsdottir852/
Magalhaes Dutra5029/

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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 Mikaelsdóttir
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