Myklebust Surname

91,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Myklebust Surname User-submission:

The surname Myklebust means 'big part of a farm'. It was meant to give good luck in farming.

Myklebust Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4,5431:1,13291
United States4801:755,12358,932
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Denmark411:137,67612,271
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
England121:4,643,172139,951
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Myklebust Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Myklebust means 'big part of a farm'. It was meant to give good luck in farming.

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Myklebust Last Name Facts

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

Myklebust is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Myklebust? popularity and diffusion

It is the 91,569th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,394,212 people. The last name Myklebust occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Myklebust are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Myklebust is most commonly used in Norway, where it is held by 4,543 people, or 1 in 1,132. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 72 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 19 percent are found and Central Norway, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Norway this surname exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Myklebust Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Myklebust surname are 0.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.98% registered with the party.

The amount Myklebust earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.92% more than the national average, earning 421,956 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 155.53% more than the national average, earning R 607,248 per year; in United States they earn 13.65% more than the national average, earning $49,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.63% more than the national average, earning $54,964 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mycklebust954/
Myuklebust951/
Myklebost89277/
Møklebust8963/
Moklebust8958/
Muklebust8935/
Maklebust8913/
Mykelbust895/
Miklebost7829/
Møglebust7810/
Makelbust788/
Möglebust785/
Mykkelbost7410/
Mokkelbost6398/
Mückl-Bast631/

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