Michels Surname
Approximately 40,369 people bear this surname
Michels Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 18,849 | 1:4,271 | 491 |
| United States | 9,908 | 1:36,582 | 4,544 |
| Brazil | 5,267 | 1:40,644 | 1,655 |
| Netherlands | 1,907 | 1:8,855 | 1,131 |
| Belgium | 1,321 | 1:8,703 | 1,227 |
| France | 805 | 1:82,513 | 11,718 |
| Luxembourg | 525 | 1:1,106 | 106 |
| South Africa | 417 | 1:129,923 | 15,215 |
| Canada | 303 | 1:121,603 | 12,764 |
| Australia | 221 | 1:122,152 | 13,424 |
| Austria | 132 | 1:64,511 | 9,977 |
| Argentina | 98 | 1:436,157 | 32,981 |
| Switzerland | 90 | 1:91,255 | 10,041 |
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| New Zealand | 82 | 1:55,223 | 8,747 |
| Israel | 62 | 1:138,026 | 14,788 |
| Paraguay | 58 | 1:124,771 | 2,739 |
| Thailand | 49 | 1:1,441,599 | 197,614 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 41 | 1:594,521 | 30,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 986 | 1:50,932 | 5,768 |
Michels (100) may also be a first name.
Michels Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Michel’s (Son): v. Michel.
(English, French) Descendant of Michel (who is like God).
User-submitted Reference
This name is a Frankish, christian name which has its origin with the forename or christian name of Michel. Michel is the French name for Michael. When surnames were required in Frankish society, many people took the name Michels as a surname because their father's christian name was Michel. The Frankish people lived in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg West Germany. Therefore this name is still popular in Luxembourg and West German towns like Cologne and Trier. Frankish names can be traced easily. This means it is a christian name with an 's' at the end. Besides Michels, the name Peters is very common and also of Frankish origin.
- Johannes Heinz MichelsMichels Demographics
Average Male Michels Height
176.79 cm
Average Female Michels Height
166.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Michels Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Michels Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Michels (Russian: Мичелс) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Michels? popularity and diffusion
It is the 13,811th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 180,523 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Michels are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 946,056th most commonly used given name on earth, held by 100 people.
The surname Michels is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 18,849 people, or 1 in 4,271. In Germany Michels is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 47 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 23 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Brazil, where 13 percent reside.
Michels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Michels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Michels surname rose 1,005 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 210 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Michels Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Michels surname are 11.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.53% being registered with the party.
The amount Michels earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.39% less than the national average, earning 189,004 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.74% less than the national average, earning R 226,368 per year; in United States they earn 4.73% more than the national average, earning $45,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning $51,682 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Michels Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Michels in the Russian language | ||
| Мичелс | micels | - |
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Footnotes
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