Michaël Surname
Approximately 1,887 people bear this surname
Michaël Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 1,829 | 1:7,431 | 1,045 |
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Michaël (20,399) may also be a first name.
Michaël Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Michaël Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Michaël occurs in Chad more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Michaël click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Michaël? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 217,322nd most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,861,975 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Michaël reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Michaël is also the 37,246th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 20,399 people.
Michaël is most numerous in Chad, where it is carried by 1,829 people, or 1 in 7,431. Without taking into account Chad this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 2 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Michaël
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