Michalec Surname

68,859th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Michalec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Michalec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3,3501:11,3461,617
United States1,3391:270,69425,405
Slovakia1,2131:4,399289
Czechia9991:10,6441,435
Argentina661:647,62745,225
Canada501:736,91258,785
France391:1,703,147154,208
England361:1,547,72466,012
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Austria271:315,38635,058
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Michalec (15) may also be a first name.

Michalec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Michalec is more frequently found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Michalec click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Michalec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 68,859th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,010,755 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Michalec live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held forename in the world It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Poland, where it is borne by 3,350 people, or 1 in 11,346. Outside of Poland it is found in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Slovakia, where 17 percent reside.

Michalec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Michalec surname are 19.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.44% registered with the party.

The amount Michalec earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.68% less than the national average, earning R 62,556 per year; in United States they earn 7.18% more than the national average, earning $46,245 USD per year and in Canada they earn 61.93% more than the national average, earning $80,450 CAD per year.

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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 Michalec
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