Michan Surname
Approximately 2,100 people bear this surname
Michan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 806 | 1:87,641 | 12,126 |
| Uganda | 519 | 1:75,220 | 8,221 |
| Mexico | 343 | 1:361,884 | 7,504 |
| United States | 112 | 1:3,236,240 | 185,654 |
| Spain | 80 | 1:584,400 | 27,603 |
| Argentina | 71 | 1:602,020 | 42,723 |
| Afghanistan | 42 | 1:765,552 | 8,131 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 102 | 1:492,340 | 34,768 |
The alternate forms: Michán (9) & Michań (1) are calculated separately.
Michan (648) may also be a first name.
Michan Demographics
Average Michan Salary in
United States
$61,686 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Michan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Michan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Michan (Hindi: मिचान, Marathi: िमचन, Oriya: ମିଚନ, Russian: Мичан) is found most in Thailand. It may also appear as a variant: Michán or Michań. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Michan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Michan is the 198,981st most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,470,260 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 42 percent of Michan live; 40 percent live in Southeast Asia and 38 percent live in Tai-Asia. Michan is also the 326,442nd most numerous forename on earth, borne by 648 people.
Michan is most frequent in Thailand, where it is borne by 806 people, or 1 in 87,641. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Sing Buri Province, where 22 percent live, Phetchabun Province, where 15 percent live and Kanchanaburi Province, where 15 percent live. Besides Thailand this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent live and Mexico, where 16 percent live.
Michan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Michan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Michan surname increased 110 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Michan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Michan last name is primarily Presbyterian (38%) in Ireland.
In The United States Michan are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.
The amount Michan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning 290,392 kr per year; in Peru they earn 61.44% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,474 per year and in United States they earn 42.96% more than the national average, earning $61,686 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Michan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Michan in the Oriya language | ||
| ମିଚନ | micana | - |
| Michan in the Hindi language | ||
| मिचान | micana | 66.67 |
| मिचन | micana | 33.33 |
| Michan in the Marathi language | ||
| िमचन | imacana | 66.67 |
| मीचन | micana | 33.33 |
| Michan in the Russian language | ||
| Мичан | mican | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Michan
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