Michelet Surname

61,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Michelet Surname User-submission:

It comes from the French first name, Michel, mostly carried in France within the counties of Allier and Puy-de-Dôme.

Michel comes from the Hebrew name, Mika'el, which means 'God-like'. It was popularized during the middle ages thanks to Archangel Michael (Michel in French).

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Michelet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,3371:10,4821,019
Switzerland4181:19,6483,177
United States2801:1,294,49690,776
Belgium2461:46,7347,602
Argentina1731:247,07220,033
Dominican Republic1541:67,7463,226
Norway981:52,4727,538
Haiti881:121,4085,536
Italy561:1,092,08472,109
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Ecuador281:568,06611,415
England251:2,228,72284,230
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Michelet (21,841) may also be a first name.

Michelet Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It comes from the French first name, Michel, mostly carried in France within the counties of Allier and Puy-de-Dôme.

Michel comes from the Hebrew name, Mika'el, which means 'God-like'. It was popularized during the middle ages thanks to Archangel Michael (Michel in French).

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Michelet Last Name Facts

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

Michelet occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Michelet.

How Common Is The Last Name Michelet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 61,941st most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 898,366 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Michelet are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 35,404th most common given name worldwide, held by 21,841 people.

This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 6,337 people, or 1 in 10,482. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 22 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 21 percent reside and Brittany, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account France it occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Michelet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Michelet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Michelet surname increased 1,120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Michelet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Michelet last name are 18.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.79% registered with the political party.

The amount Michelet earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 241.3% more than the national average, earning 1,181,180 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.1% less than the national average, earning $42,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.55% less than the national average, earning $36,491 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Michellet9484/
Michelete9429/
Michelett947/
Mitchelet940/
Michele935,714/
Micelet932/
Michelette8978/
Michellete892/
Michealett891/
Michellett891/
Michelethe891/
Michelle8813,921/
Michalet881,515/
Micheler88929/
Micholet88215/
Mitchele88144/
Micheles88137/
Maichele8884/
Micheale8831/
Mickelet8820/
Michelez8811/
Mischele8810/
Michelie884/
Micheele883/
Micheley883/
Michelee882/
Michiele882/
Moichele882/
Meichele882/
Michelit881/
'Michele881/
Micele86547/
Michellette841/
Michaeleith841/
Mitchelette840/
Michallet821,327/
Mitchelle821,306/
Mitschele82573/
Micheller82253/
Mickeleit82242/
Michollet8251/
Michelles8220/
Michellle826/
Michellee824/
Michellie824/
Maichelle824/
Michielle823/
Mitcheler823/
Michelled823/
Micheales822/
Miechelle822/
Mittchele822/
Michellep822/
Mischeler821/
Michelait821/
Micheless821/
Michellea821/
Mizchelle821/
Michelite821/
Maitchele821/
Michellez821/
Michealey821/
Meicheles821/
Mistchele821/
Mitcheley820/
Michalett820/
Micheli8020,975/
Michela801,331/
Michely80884/
Mishele80339/
Michèle80202/
Mikelet80202/
Mechele80197/
Michile80138/
Mikhele8028/
Mizelet8018/
Mitchellette808/
Miceles808/
Mychele805/
Miceler805/
Michéle805/
Miselet803/
Miciele802/
Micelie801/
Mitcele800/
Micheleová786/
Mitcheller786/
Mitcheelle781/
Mitchelles781/
Mithchelle781/
Michellait781/
Mechelette781/
Micheleova781/
Michelis753,520/
Michelli752,516/
Michieli751,775/
Michiles751,426/
Moichela75493/
Michella75227/
Moiselet75144/
Michelly75136/
Mikeleit7582/
Mishelle7557/
Michäler7546/
'Mechele7543/
Mechelle7541/
Mitcheli7531/
Mychelle7523/
Mitshele7521/
Mikheile7518/
Michelia7518/
Metchele7514/
Mischela7512/
Mecheles7512/
Michaile7510/
'Mikhele758/
Micheely757/
Mekhelet755/
Miquelet755/
Michhela754/
Micheali754/
Micheala754/
Mecheler754/
Misheler752/
Michélle752/
Micheili752/
Micheliś752/
Mhechele751/
Michaled751/
Mechiele751/
Michelai751/
Michalit751/
Miechile751/
Michèlle751/
Mitchèle751/
Misselet751/
Misheley751/
Meichely751/
Maichela751/
Mmishele751/
Mycheele751/
Mychelie751/
Michelhi751/
Michille751/
Michayle751/
Micheeli751/
Mikhelle751/
Maichely751/
Mitchile750/
Mischitelle7411/
Miceli7129,779/
Mijele712,098/
Mizele711,463/
Michielli71585/
Michaille71240/
Misele71214/
Michelich71139/
Michellis71105/
Micela71102/
Migele7198/
Michellia7186/
Michelisz7180/
Mitchelli7142/
Micely7138/
Miquelete7137/
Mischilea7130/
Michejlis7128/
Micheilis7122/
Mecele7119/
Michelais7119/
Michylles7118/
Michilles7117/
Michealis7113/
Micile7112/
Mekhellet714/
Michealla712/
Mecheileh712/
Moitshele712/
Maychelle711/
Mechelles711/
Miechelli711/
Micheilli711/
Michelizz711/
Mekhelett711/
Miquelett711/
Mikkeleit711/
'Metchele711/
Mikeleitz711/
Michealay711/
Mischeila711/
Michellli711/
Michisley711/
Michaylle711/
Michailer711/
Michaileu711/
Maichelli711/
Michailes710/
Micheelis710/
Michelish710/
Micieli672,827/
Mikhaylets67971/
Mezilet67699/
Mhegele67565/
Muicela67435/
Maisele67254/
Misheli67227/
Mechela67112/
Miquelette6731/
Micelis6727/
Mecheli6726/
Michili6726/
Michellich6723/
Metcheller6723/
Mekhele6722/
Missele6720/
Michéli6720/
Mmisele6719/
Michetelli6714/
Misceli6714/
Mhesele6714/
Mikhely6712/
Maizele6710/
Mikhailets679/
Miseles678/
Mishile678/
Meisele677/
Micichelli677/
Michèly677/
Mechile677/
Miseler676/
Michila675/
Mishela675/
Mitsele675/
Mishely674/
Maicely674/
Mekilet674/
Mikheli673/
Meshele672/
Meczele672/
Miceala671/
Mikhoylets671/
Micelii671/
Mmijele671/
Mezelet671/
Maiceli671/
Micelia671/
Megelet671/
Migelle671/
Miceliz671/
Mieceli671/
Michèlè671/
Misiele671/
Miselej671/
Miselit671/
Mißeler671/
Moizele671/
Mechely671/
Micilei671/
Mickelicht670/
Miseley670/
Miscile670/

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