Michalski Surname

6,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Michalski Surname Definition:

(Polish) Descendant of Michal (who is like God).

Michalski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland62,1801:61119
United States9,2771:39,0714,817
Germany6,3411:12,6961,643
Brazil1,5751:135,9205,187
France7991:83,13211,798
Canada6111:60,3047,103
England4231:131,72113,026
Australia2821:95,72910,881
Austria901:94,61613,804
Sweden811:121,5658,649
Norway661:77,91310,889
Argentina651:657,59145,740
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
Ireland481:98,1035,309
Czechia421:253,17834,142
Scotland421:127,4727,985
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Denmark271:209,06416,975
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Luxembourg221:26,3884,799
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Wales91:343,83718,086
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Norfolk Island31:765177
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Michalski (21) may also be a first name.

Michalski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Descendant of Michal (who is like God).

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

Michalski Last Name Facts

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

Michalski (Russian: Мичалски) has its highest incidence in Poland. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Michalski? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,866th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 88,494 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Michalski reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Michalski is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname Michalski is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 62,180 people, or 1 in 611. Other than Poland Michalski occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.

Michalski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Michalski has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 22,627 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Michalski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Michalski surname are 3.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.28% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Michalski earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 21.02% less than the national average, earning 273,331 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.08% less than the national average, earning R 232,692 per year; in United States they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $46,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.96% more than the national average, earning $56,123 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Michalski Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Michalski in the Russian language
Мичалскиmicalski-

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