Micah Surname

30,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Micah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Micah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria14,3461:12,3481,263
Papua New Guinea9451:8,628668
Malawi9151:18,7092,930
Kenya7791:59,2815,833
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Tanzania1711:309,60023,673
Solomon Islands631:9,2071,553
Wales441:70,3306,116
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
India141:54,790,384527,769
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
England121:4,643,172139,951
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales311:50,5942,584
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Micah (79,091) may also be a first name.

Micah Last Name Facts

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

Micah (Arabic: ميخا) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Micah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Micah is the 30,236th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 412,588 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Micah live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 12,493rd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 79,091 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14,346 people, or 1 in 12,348. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 19 percent are found, Rivers, where 13 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 9 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and Malawi, where 5 percent are found.

Micah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Micah has changed through the years. In Wales the number of people who held the Micah last name increased 142 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Micah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

Micah earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 32.61% more than the national average, earning $65,885 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maicah9193/
Micach9158/
Miccah9157/
Micaha915/
Mickah914/
Mmicah912/
Micaah911/
Muicah911/
Micaih911/
Mikcah911/
Mica893,277/
Maicach8317/
Micahah833/
Maicaha831/
Muicahy831/
Micas8013,896/
Maica802,016/
Micca801,232/
Misca801,012/
Mikah80874/
Micai80518/
Moica80515/
Micaz80188/
Micaj80176/
Micad80175/
Micat80159/
Muica80145/
Mitca80112/
Meica8086/
Mișca8069/
Micay8060/
Micaa8041/
Micaş8028/
Micaș8028/
Mieca8026/
Mişca8016/
Micea8015/
Mioca8011/
Mecah8010/
Micoa805/
Mikca804/
Micap802/
Mhica802/
Micau802/
Micoh801/
Mucah801/
Micșa801/
Mgica801/
Mickasch7752/
Maaica734,052/
Michea733,472/
Maicas731,092/
Midcap73492/
Micaud73459/
Micaux73250/
Michca73118/
Múgica7390/
Michei7388/
Maicap7364/
Mágica7364/
Micaut7342/
Miccas7336/
Meikah7331/
Muikah7320/
Michey7318/
Mikaha7317/
Mickat7316/
Mikkah7314/
Mucahy7312/
Miscay7312/
Michco7312/
Maikah7310/
Mickaj739/
Mickay735/
Miekah735/
Maicai735/
Maicaz735/
Meccah734/
Moijca733/
Mickoh733/
Meicap732/
Mickka732/
Mickai732/
Miscat732/
Mógica732/
Mickha732/
Meckah731/
Miscai731/
Miscas731/
Mickho731/
Midcat731/
Mizcka731/
Mishca731/
Maitca731/
Maicat731/
Mecaha731/
Migcca731/
Micaai731/
Micaat731/
Micait731/
Mickau731/
Mithca731/
Mitcai731/
Mitcas731/
Mùgica731/
M'Icai731/
Moicoa731/
Moicas731/
Meicai731/
Mecash730/
Mitcap730/
Medcah730/
Mitkah730/
Mickausch716/
Mika6741,437/
Mico6711,625/
Meca678,767/
Muca674,506/
Micault67451/
Myca67406/
Micó67198/
Mică6777/
Mahaica6768/
Maikath6747/
Micò6719/
Mikasch6711/
Maikaph675/
Mickaus675/
Méca675/
Michcou674/
Micá673/
Miscaud672/
Maikahe672/
Maicais671/
Mikeich671/
Mikkhah671/
Mickaud671/
Midcapp671/
Mihcaud671/
Mucahey671/
Muccahy671/
Mykcahy671/
Maaicca671/
Maickay671/
Mahieca671/
Mikhaha671/
Míca671/
Mickoch671/
Mechkah671/
Miqa671/
Medcach670/

Micah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Micah in the Arabic language
ميخاmykha-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Micah
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