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

Mikalsen (Russian: Микалсен) is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mikalsen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 116,973rd most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,850,101 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Mikalsen reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 3,713 people, or 1 in 1,385. In Norway it is most numerous in: Northern Norway, where 42 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 29 percent live and Western Norway, where 16 percent live. Excluding Norway it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Mikalsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mikalsen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mikalsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mikalsen are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the 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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