Michelle Surname

37,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Michelle Surname User-submission:

(French) The Michelle surname comes from the feminine form of the Hebrew forename Michel, a variant of Michael. It may also be an americanized form of the Italian surname Michele or Micheli.

Michelle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7341:76,5658,768
Australia1,3651:19,7772,745
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Chad7701:17,6522,191
New Zealand7251:6,2461,048
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
France4681:141,92921,864
Indonesia4261:310,44427,422
Canada4231:87,1059,640
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Brazil2681:798,78528,976
England2481:224,67018,849
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
China1101:12,430,196747
Haiti1031:103,7274,997
Kenya1031:448,34923,733
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Malaysia911:324,11217,512
South Africa901:601,97445,802
Cameroon631:329,66830,059
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
India441:17,433,304271,013
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Mexico391:3,182,72323,538
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Ivory Coast371:623,54718,271
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Afghanistan271:1,190,85910,584
Barbados261:11,056800
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Hong Kong181:407,5273,230
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Wales131:238,04114,239
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Guam81:20,0153,029
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Panama71:558,8949,437
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Macau21:300,8151,009
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Michélle (2) & Michèlle (1) are calculated separately.

Michelle (2,413,415) may also be a first name.

Michelle Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(French) The Michelle surname comes from the feminine form of the Hebrew forename Michel, a variant of Michael. It may also be an americanized form of the Italian surname Michele or Micheli.

- Themrino

Michelle Last Name Facts

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

Michelle (Hindi: मिशेल, Marathi: िमचेले) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Michélle or Michèlle. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Michelle? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 37,823rd most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 523,493 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Michelle reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Michelle is also the 232nd most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 2,413,415 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,734 people, or 1 in 76,565. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 127 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent live and Ethiopia, where 9 percent live.

Michelle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Michelle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Michelle surname grew 18,936 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,480 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Michelle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Michelle surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Michelle last name are 4.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.23% being registered with the party.

The amount Michelle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 143.98% more than the national average, earning R 579,792 per year; in United States they earn 18.82% less than the national average, earning $35,029 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.17% less than the national average, earning $43,636 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Michélle962/
Michèlle961/
Mitchelle941,306/
Micheller94253/
Michellet9484/
Michaelle9450/
Michelles9420/
Mischelle9415/
Michellle946/
Michellee944/
Michellie944/
Maichelle944/
Michielle943/
Michelled943/
Miechelle942/
Michellep942/
Micchelle941/
Michellea941/
Mizchelle941/
Michellez941/
Michell936,752/
Michele935,714/
Micelle9357/
Mitcheller896/
Mitcheelle891/
Mitchelles891/
Mithchelle891/
Mitschelle891/
Michellett891/
Mitchell88708,649/
Michelet888,112/
Michelli882,516/
Micheler88929/
Michella88227/
Mitchele88144/
Micheles88137/
Michelly88136/
Michaele8888/
Maichele8884/
Mishelle8857/
Mechelle8841/
Michalle8841/
Micheale8831/
Mychelle8823/
Muchelle8811/
Michelez8811/
Micaelle889/
Micielle886/
Micholle885/
Micheall885/
Michelie884/
Mickelle883/
Micheele883/
Micheley883/
Micheell882/
Michelee882/
Michiele882/
Moichele882/
Meichele882/
Mitcelle881/
Michelll881/
Mizchell881/
Michiell881/
'Michele881/
Miechell881/
Michille881/
Mikhelle881/
Michgell880/
Michel86458,046/
Miclle861/
Michielli82585/
Mitschele82573/
Michaille82240/
Mithchell82214/
Micchelli82191/
Mischella82123/
Michellis82105/
Michellia8286/
Mittchell8259/
Mitchelli8242/
Maitchell8222/
Michaelli8221/
Mitchelly8219/
Michylles8218/
Michilles8217/
Mitchelll828/
Mitchhell827/
Michelett827/
Mickaelle826/
Mitchellt826/
Meschelle824/
Michaelie824/
Mmitchell823/
Mithcelle823/
Mitcheler823/
Micheales822/
Mitcheell822/
Michealla822/
Meitchell822/
Mittchele822/
Michaëlle822/
Maychelle821/
Mechelles821/
Mischille821/
Mitcehell821/
Mitcheall821/
Mitchesll821/
Mitchgell821/
Michillie821/
Miechelli821/
Micheilli821/
Micheless821/
Hmitchell821/
Mickelley821/
Maitchele821/
Muchelleh821/
Michalleh821/
Michealey821/
Meicheles821/
Mistchele821/
Michellli821/
Michaylle821/
Michaelea821/
Maichelli821/
Mitcheley820/
Myschelle820/
Mitcheill820/
Mitchelet820/
Micheal80191,432/
Micheli8020,975/
Mitchel807,600/
Micelli803,774/
Michiel803,566/
Micheel802,004/
Mizelle801,975/
Muchele801,871/
Michela801,331/
Michely80884/
Maichel80633/
Michale80448/
Meichel80280/
Michehl80219/
Mechell80217/
Michèle80202/
Mechele80197/
Micella80190/
Michile80138/
Michelt8079/
Micheil8069/
Miechel8047/
Mitelle8036/
Mikhele8028/
Mikelle8011/
Michhel807/
Micheld806/
Michill805/
Mychele805/
Michéle805/
Micheyl804/
Mheller804/
Michesl804/
Michelh803/
Michhle803/
Michole803/
Micelly803/
Michcle802/
Miciele802/
Mmichel802/
Michgel801/
Michelp801/
Migelle801/
Michkle801/
Moichel801/
Mmhelle801/
Miselle801/
Micehel800/
Mitcele800/
Michellich7823/
Metcheller7823/
Michetelli7814/
Mitchitell787/
Micheleová786/
Michealett781/
Michellait781/
M'Mitchell781/
Micheleova781/
Mickelleit781/
Mischellis781/
D'Mitchell781/
Miele7716,218/
Micle772,327/
Mhele77226/
Mihle77122/
Michelis753,520/
Michaeli753,022/
Michieli751,775/
Michiles751,426/
Mechelli751,023/
Micaelli75556/
Moichela75493/
Michilli75346/
Maicheal75315/
Mechella75104/
Mizzelle7590/
Mitcheal7587/
Micielli7585/
Michalea7577/
Moiselle7573/
Michgehl7572/
Michäler7546/
Miccelli7544/
'Mechele7543/
Micellis7540/
Maychell7539/
Muchelli7538/
Meshelle7537/
Mitchill7531/
Mitcheli7531/
Maichale7528/
Mitshell7524/
Mitshele7521/
Mikheile7518/
Michelia7518/
Meycelle7518/
Mishelli7517/
Miquelle7515/
Miecheal7515/
Metchele7514/
Mytchell7512/
Mecheles7512/
Mitcheil7511/
Miscella7510/
Michaile7510/
Metchell759/
Miscelli758/
'Mikhele758/
Micheely757/
Mithchel756/
Michheal756/
Hmicheal756/
Muchille755/
Mizelley755/
Michalee755/
Mittchel754/
Mickelly754/
Michhela754/
Mitxhell754/
Micheali754/
Meicheal754/
Micheala754/
Moicheal754/
Mecheler754/
Mechalle753/
Mitcheel752/
Michhale752/
Mickella752/
Michalli752/
Micheili752/
Micheliś752/
Maitelle752/
Maiselle751/
Maizelle751/
Mecshell751/
Misselle751/
Mikelley751/
Mitchelh751/
Mitchgel751/
Mithhell751/
Mitzelle751/
Mitzhell751/
Mhechele751/
Mhegelle751/
Michaelj751/
Michaley751/
Mychella751/
Myckelle751/
Muicella751/
Michelit751/
Michalei751/
Michilla751/
Micholly751/
Mıtchell751/
Muicheal751/
Mechiele751/
Maikelle751/
Mechoele751/
Michelai751/
Miechile751/
Moizelle751/
Mitchelt751/
Mitchèle751/
Meichely751/
Myshelle751/
Mítchell751/
D'Michel751/
Hmichale751/
Mikielle751/
Maichela751/
Mycheele751/
Mychelie751/
Muchiele751/
Michelhi751/
Micielly751/
Michayle751/
Micheeli751/
Mikhelli751/
Mickelli751/
Maichely751/
Maichiel751/
Michshel750/
Mitchile750/
Mijhelly750/
Miezelle750/
Meachell750/
Hmitchel750/
Meiselle750/
Micilley750/
Maille716,245/
Miclea716,153/
Mickle715,994/
Mikhel715,402/
Mijele712,098/
Miehle711,285/
Mechel71415/
Miclet71357/
Michelová71302/
Meulle71292/
Moille71209/
Meille71192/
Miskelley71185/
Michelich71139/
Migele7198/
Maicle7193/
Maihle7189/
Michelisz7180/
Mgelle7169/
Michil7156/
Miekle7148/
Mächel7141/
Michejlis7128/
Micles7127/
Micley7126/
Mealle7122/
Micheilis7122/
Michelova7120/
Migell7119/
Michelais7119/
Miceal7114/
Michealis7113/
Mhella7111/
Mihler7111/
Muille7111/
Mijlle7111/
Mychel7110/
Meisselle7110/
Muchielli7110/
Michél7110/
Maiseller719/
Micler717/
Míchel717/
Micleu715/
Mhelli714/
Michäl714/
Mieleh714/
Michiolli714/
Miscle713/
Mizhel712/
Medchelli712/
Mikcle712/
Mieley712/
Meicle712/
Mecheileh712/
Meichaleh712/
Michèl712/
Meiselles712/
Máille712/
Moitshele712/
Maisselle711/
Mechaeley711/
Meechalle711/
Mikhle711/
Mielea711/
Mielei711/
Mielie711/
Meshcelle711/
Mhechella711/
Miccle711/
Michelait711/
Michelizz711/
Mmichilla711/
Mechichel711/
Miquelles711/
Micheł711/
Moihle711/
Missielle711/
Mischilli711/
'Metchele711/
Mitshelly711/
Michealay711/
Mhehle711/
Mychaelli711/
Mechiolle711/
Michisley711/
Michailer711/
Michaileu711/
Mishkelly710/
Michailes710/
Meihle710/
Micheelis710/
Michelish710/
Mele6755,844/
Maillet6722,555/
Mile6710,990/
Michail675,267/
Mechale673,113/
Mickley672,100/
Mekelle671,614/
Meiller671,303/
Mailler67917/
Michali67909/
Miselli67810/
Mhegele67565/
Mailley67535/
Mikheal67506/
Mishleh67432/
Maillie67404/
Meillet67404/
Muchale67381/
Meuchel67363/
Miekley67359/
Meallet67314/
Maisele67254/
Mechiel67233/
Mailles67230/
Maichil67183/
Mucheli67178/
Mecella67158/
Mizelli67155/
Mitelli67148/
Mezille67134/
Meicler67123/
Mechela67112/
Mecheal67102/
Miscles6786/
Maillez6776/
Mizcles6774/
Moillet6771/
Mikelli6767/
Muchile6762/
Mealler6758/
Muiller6754/
Misskelley6753/
Micklei6752/
Mezelle6748/
Métille6744/
Metille6744/
Mikheil6742/
Maikhel6740/
Meilley6733/
Mechill6729/
Mecheli6726/
Michili6726/
Mikella6725/
Misella6724/
Mekhele6722/
Mailleu6722/
Mikelly6721/
Muikele6721/
Michéli6720/
Meachel6718/
Mihklep6718/
Micklea6717/
Mealley6714/
Meickle6713/
Mitille6712/
Mikhely6712/
Mikheel6711/
Mecheil6711/
Mitchil6710/
Majchel6710/
Mitshel6710/
Mechelt6710/
Metchel679/
Meschiller678/
Metller677/
Meisele677/
Maikele677/
Michèly677/
Micklee677/
Mechile677/
Maillee676/
Mithles676/
Michila675/
Maickle675/
Mitsele675/
Meselle675/
Migelli674/
Mikheli673/
Maihler673/
Mitcler673/
Muchole673/
Mihceal673/
Metelle673/
Micholi672/
Mecelli672/
Meillie672/
Moiller672/
Maihles672/
Mijkhel672/
Miselly672/
Mizclez672/
Meczele672/
Maillei672/
Meklley672/
Mixelli672/
Moicles672/
Maihlee671/
Maikhle671/
Maychel671/
Misclez671/
Meychel671/
Meihles671/
Meillea671/
Mekille671/
Mheeler671/
Muillet671/
Mmijele671/
Mieklee671/
M'Helli671/
Maiceli671/
Moilles671/
Meilles671/
Maitchetil671/
Mahylle671/
Maheele671/
Mecille671/
Megelle671/
Mikhler671/
Mikille671/
Mhiller671/
Micheilowa671/
Mieklei671/
Mielieh671/
Michèlè671/
Moikele671/
Moisselles671/
Muilles671/
Meheler671/
Megille671/
Meikele671/
Meillez671/
Mytille671/
Méhelli671/
Mézelle671/
Mhehele671/
Mithlet671/
Hmiceal671/
Myckele671/
Mechely671/
Mehelei671/
Maiclea671/
Mycheal670/
Mmickle670/
Miscler670/
Milleoy670/
Mikhill670/
Mikller670/
Mihlett670/
Myzelle670/
Meallie670/

Michelle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Michelle in the Hindi language
मिशेलmisela-
Michelle in the Marathi language
िमचेलेimacele-

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