Mækelæ Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Mækelæ Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mækelæ Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway151:342,81932,589
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Mkel (73) are calculated separately.

Mækelæ Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mækelæ is most common in Norway. It can occur as a variant: Mkel. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mækelæ? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mækelæ are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 342,819. In Norway Mækelæ is most frequent in: Northern Norway, where 87 percent live, Central Norway, where 7 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 7 percent live. Besides Norway this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 6 percent live.

Mækelæ Last Name Statistics demography

Mækelæ earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 34.15% more than the national average, earning 464,263 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkel9373/
Mæckel831/
Mækilæ831/
Mkiel732/
Mkeel732/
Mkael731/
Mkl6716/
McKelt6714/
Mæchel674/
McKeul671/
McKelp670/
McCkel670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mækelæ
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