Michalak Surname

9,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,999 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Michalak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Michalak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland49,2301:77234
United States5,2541:68,9878,023
Germany1,9381:41,5405,471
France1,5621:42,5245,363
Brazil5201:411,68115,634
England3671:151,82014,489
Canada3661:100,67110,935
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Sweden991:99,4627,215
Norway821:62,7118,910
Belgium591:194,85825,672
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Austria401:212,88626,249
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Greece161:692,48777,522
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Estonia121:110,15019,471
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Wales81:386,81619,671
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Malta41:107,5681,849
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China21:683,660,78330,601
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Michalák (80) are calculated separately.

Michalak (16) may also be a first name.

Michalak Last Name Facts

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

Michalak is held by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Michalák. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Michalak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 9,435th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 121,461 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Michalak live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Michalak is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.

The last name is most common in Poland, where it is carried by 49,230 people, or 1 in 772. Other than Poland this surname occurs in 53 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Michalak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Michalak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Michalak surname increased 30,906 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Michalak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Michalak are 2.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.91% registered with the party.

The amount Michalak earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.6% less than the national average, earning 219,406 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 76.44% more than the national average, earning R 419,280 per year; in United States they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $46,183 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.24% more than the national average, earning $55,268 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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