Mikelsons Surname

255,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Mikelsons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mikelsons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1,2751:1,608159
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Canada641:575,71247,839
Australia541:499,92037,885
England191:2,932,529101,561
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Miķelsons (20) are calculated separately.

Mikelsons Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mikelsons (Russian: Микельсонс) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Miķelsons. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mikelsons? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 255,091st most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,710,760 people. The surname Mikelsons occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Mikelsons live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in Baltic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is borne by 1,275 people, or 1 in 1,608. In Latvia it is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 68 percent live, Vidzeme, where 11 percent live and Semigallia, where 10 percent live. Excluding Latvia it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Mikelsons Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mikelsons surname are 26.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Mikelsons earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 43.87% more than the national average, earning $62,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.81% more than the national average, earning $58,037 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miķelsons9620/
Mickelsons953/
Michelsons8418/
Mikaelsson Sau781/
Mikaelsson Aasa751/
Miguelsanz63194/
Miquelsanz631/
Miguel Sanz601/
Miguel-Sanz601/
Macalisans531/

Mikelsons Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mikelsons in the Russian language
Микельсонсmikelsons-

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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 Mikelsons
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