Michał Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Michał Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Michał Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland821:463,52146,884
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Michał (352,870) may also be a first name.

Michał Last Name Facts

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

The last name Michał is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Michał? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,034,059th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name Michał occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Michał are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Michał is also the 2,954th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 352,870 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 463,521. Outside of Poland Michał is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Michal835,624/
Michół831/
Mechał831/
Michaël771,887/
Michale77448/
Michall7785/
Mitchal7731/
Maichal7724/
Michaal7716/
Meichal778/
Miechal775/
Michald774/
Michaul773/
Mihchal773/
Michahl771/
Michaïl771/
Michalt771/
Mijał73167/
Michalle7141/
Maichale7128/
Mitchall7122/
Michhale712/
Michauld712/
Michchal712/
Michagli711/
Mitchaul711/
Hmichale711/
Michacel711/
Mitchale710/
Mittchal710/
Michhall710/
Mechal678,567/
Muchal672,482/
Michalová672,035/
Mikhal67686/
Michol67249/
Maitchale67204/
Michalova67104/
Mychal6762/
Míchal6719/
Michchhal6710/
Michalowa679/
Micheault673/
Michál672/
Michaëlle672/

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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 Michał
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