Micheal Surname
Approximately 191,432 people bear this surname
Micheal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 140,461 | 1:1,261 | 164 |
| South Sudan | 11,097 | 1:1,029 | 207 |
| Ethiopia | 8,693 | 1:11,221 | 1,672 |
| Egypt | 6,651 | 1:13,823 | 1,657 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6,252 | 1:1,304 | 45 |
| Sudan | 5,320 | 1:7,051 | 1,014 |
| Ghana | 2,425 | 1:11,143 | 1,489 |
| Malaysia | 1,858 | 1:15,874 | 1,572 |
| India | 1,659 | 1:462,366 | 23,739 |
| Malawi | 1,281 | 1:13,364 | 2,088 |
| United States | 1,268 | 1:285,851 | 26,589 |
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| Saudi Arabia | 596 | 1:51,772 | 7,760 |
| Kenya | 545 | 1:84,734 | 7,755 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| England | 261 | 1:213,479 | 18,261 |
| Australia | 219 | 1:123,268 | 13,526 |
| Pakistan | 217 | 1:823,244 | 11,573 |
| Cameroon | 143 | 1:145,238 | 16,093 |
| Uganda | 139 | 1:280,858 | 20,004 |
| Canada | 130 | 1:283,428 | 26,469 |
| United Arab Emirates | 130 | 1:70,479 | 6,675 |
| South Africa | 91 | 1:595,359 | 45,471 |
| Liberia | 89 | 1:49,534 | 4,428 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Solomon Islands | 42 | 1:13,810 | 2,567 |
| Zimbabwe | 40 | 1:385,956 | 35,257 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Brunei | 37 | 1:11,317 | 1,397 |
| China | 37 | 1:36,954,637 | 1,973 |
| Tanzania | 29 | 1:1,825,573 | 47,638 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Zambia | 20 | 1:792,496 | 27,807 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Eritrea | 9 | 1:527,989 | 318 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Marshall Islands | 5 | 1:10,364 | 1,309 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 701 | 1:71,639 | 7,688 |
The alternate forms: Michéal (1) are calculated separately.
Micheal (679,279) may also be a first name.
Micheal Demographics
Average Micheal Salary in
United States
$40,256 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Micheal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Micheal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Micheal (Hindi: माईकल, Marathi: िमचेअल, Oriya: ମାଇେକଲ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Michéal. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Micheal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,936th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 38,069 people. The last name Micheal occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Micheal live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,433rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 679,279 people.
Micheal is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 140,461 people, or 1 in 1,261. In Nigeria Micheal is mostly concentrated in: Katsina, where 12 percent live, Lagos, where 6 percent live and Kogi, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Micheal occurs in 119 countries. It is also common in South Sudan, where 6 percent live and Ethiopia, where 5 percent live.
Micheal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Micheal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Micheal last name increased 181 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,610 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 113 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Micheal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Micheal last name is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (91%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Micheal last name are 5.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.21% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Micheal earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.49% less than the national average, earning 285,542 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.11% less than the national average, earning R 225,492 per year; in United States they earn 6.7% less than the national average, earning $40,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning $53,762 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Micheal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Micheal in the Marathi language | ||
| िमचेअल | imace'ala | 75 |
| मॅकल | mekala | 12.5 |
| िमचेयल | imaceyala | 12.5 |
| Micheal in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଇେକଲ | maiekala | 71.43 |
| ମିେଖଲ | miekhala | 14.29 |
| ମାଇେକଲ୍ | maiekal | 14.29 |
| Micheal in the Hindi language | ||
| माईकल | ma'ikala | 62.5 |
| माइकल | ma'ikala | 37.5 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Micheal
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