Mikkelsen Surname

18,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Mikkelsen Surname Definition:

(Danish, Norwegian) The son of Mikkel (who is like God).

Mikkelsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark19,1791:29425
Norway4,7211:1,08987
United States3,0961:117,07312,612
Sweden5871:16,7751,431
Canada5071:72,6748,260
Faroe Islands4271:11517
Australia3691:73,1598,608
Thailand2401:294,32650,651
New Zealand2271:19,9493,510
Germany1551:519,39043,831
England1251:445,74429,621
Greenland1201:47079
Argentina1121:381,63829,480
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Luxembourg401:14,5143,173
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
France301:2,214,091176,965
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Finland81:687,08836,047
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China31:455,773,85521,925
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

The alternate forms: Mikkelsén (7) are calculated separately.

Mikkelsen (27) may also be a first name.

Mikkelsen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Danish, Norwegian) The son of Mikkel (who is like God).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Mikkelsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mikkelsen (Arabic: ميكلسن, Russian: Миккельсен) is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Mikkelsén. For other possible spellings of Mikkelsen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mikkelsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,211th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 240,505 people. The last name Mikkelsen occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Mikkelsen are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 27 people.

Mikkelsen is most widely held in Denmark, where it is borne by 19,179 people, or 1 in 294. In Denmark Mikkelsen is most prevalent in: Central Denmark Region, where 39 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 21 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 19 percent are found. Other than Denmark this last name is found in 72 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Mikkelsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mikkelsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mikkelsen surname rose 4,423 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 12,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mikkelsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mikkelsen last name are 20.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.3% registered with the party.

The amount Mikkelsen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.05% less than the national average, earning 325,126 kr per year; in Peru they earn 30.25% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,522 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.41% less than the national average, earning R 151,116 per year; in United States they earn 5.78% more than the national average, earning $45,642 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $53,644 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mikkelsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mikkelsen in the Russian language
Миккельсенmikkelsen-
Mikkelsen in the Arabic language
ميكلسنmyklsn-

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