Michaelis Surname

22,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Michaelis Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Michael (who is like God).

Michaelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany17,4371:4,617547
United States4,5721:79,2789,054
Canada3841:95,95210,435
France2681:247,84638,285
Japan2461:519,69214,731
Brazil1651:1,297,42044,380
Australia1451:186,17718,652
Israel1431:59,8447,631
Poland1411:269,56633,257
England1301:428,60028,863
Switzerland731:112,50611,658
Austria711:119,93616,774
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Belgium441:261,28731,734
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Norway131:395,56035,657
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Wales91:343,83718,086
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
China61:227,886,92811,701
Panama51:782,45211,059
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3761:133,56012,731

The alternate forms: Michaëlis (29) & Michaélis (1) are calculated separately.

Michaelis (108) may also be a first name.

Michaelis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Michael (who is like God).

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

Michaelis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Michaelis (Arabic: ميشليس) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Michaëlis or Michaélis. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Michaelis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Michaelis is the 22,390th most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 300,393 people. The last name Michaelis is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Michaelis are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 904,892nd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 108 people.

Michaelis is most common in Germany, where it is held by 17,437 people, or 1 in 4,617. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside and Berlin, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Michaelis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Michaelis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Michaelis surname grew 1,216 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 361 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Michaelis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Michaelis last name are 18.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.6% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Michaelis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.85% less than the national average, earning 325,839 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 220.15% more than the national average, earning R 760,800 per year; in United States they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $46,115 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning $47,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Michaelis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Michaelis in the Arabic language
ميشليسmyshlys-

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