Mikalsen Surname

116,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Mikalsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mikalsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3,7131:1,385111
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Sweden581:169,77211,770
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
England81:6,964,757184,742
France71:9,488,960336,266
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Mikalsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mikalsen (Russian: Микалсен) is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mikalsen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 116,973rd most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,850,101 people. The last name Mikalsen is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Mikalsen live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Mikalsen is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 3,713 people, or 1 in 1,385. In Norway Mikalsen is primarily concentrated in: Northern Norway, where 42 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 29 percent are found and Western Norway, where 16 percent are found. Other than Norway this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Mikalsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mikalsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mikalsen surname rose 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mikalsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mikalsen surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mikalsen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.87% less than the national average, earning 325,770 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $43,683 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mikalsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mikalsen in the Russian language
Микалсенmikalsen-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mikalsen
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