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 Michels Salary in
United States
$45,192 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Michels Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Michels Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Michels (Russian: Мичелс) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Michels? popularity and diffusion
The surname Michels is the 13,811th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 180,523 people. The surname Michels is predominantly found 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 prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 100 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 18,849 people, or 1 in 4,271. In Germany Michels is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 47 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 23 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Michels occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.
Michels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Michels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Michels surname grew 1,005 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 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 Republicans than The US average, with 58.53% registered to vote for the political 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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