Michels Surname

13,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Michels Surname Definition:

Michel’s (Son): v. Michel.

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Michels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany18,8491:4,271491
United States9,9081:36,5824,544
Brazil5,2671:40,6441,655
Netherlands1,9071:8,8551,131
Belgium1,3211:8,7031,227
France8051:82,51311,718
Luxembourg5251:1,106106
South Africa4171:129,92315,215
Canada3031:121,60312,764
Australia2211:122,15213,424
Austria1321:64,5119,977
Argentina981:436,15732,981
Switzerland901:91,25510,041
England861:647,88437,755
New Zealand821:55,2238,747
Israel621:138,02614,788
Paraguay581:124,7712,739
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Norway101:514,22941,629
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9861:50,9325,768

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, French) Descendant of Michel (who is like God).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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 Michels

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Michaels9339,634/
Michiels9318,637/
Micheals931,743/
Micheels93419/
Migchels93315/
Mitchels93147/
Micheles93137/
Miechels9356/
Michells9350/
Michgels9319/
Mischels9314/
Meichels9310/
Michelsz938/
Micheils933/
Michelse931/
Michelss931/
Micchels931/
Maichels930/
Micels922/
Mitchells88351/
Miechiels8838/
Michaeles8828/
Michaells8821/
Michelles8820/
Michaelsz886/
Michael's883/
Micheales882/
Micheills881/
Micheless881/
Michhaels881/
Michieles881/
Micheal's881/
Maichells881/
Meicheles881/
Michchels880/
Meichaels880/
Michealss880/
Michals861,031/
Mickels86835/
Mechels86224/
Michils86212/
Michols86119/
Michelz8672/
Mihkels8667/
Mikhels8638/
Mihhels8618/
Mishels863/
Micaels862/
Mikcels861/
Muchels861/
Michelsová824/
Michaelles822/
Mitchelles821/
Mitchell's821/
Michiles801,426/
Michales80260/
Mechelse80112/
Mickells8089/
Mickaels8041/
Mecheels8020/
Michails8019/
Michalls8018/
Michaelz8013/
Mecheles8012/
Michelez8011/
Mikheles807/
Micholes803/
Mechiels803/
Micholls802/
Michelce802/
Michkils802/
Mickiels802/
Mechells801/
Meiscels801/
Muchaels801/
Mucheles801/
Michellz801/
Michaëls801/
Mitchils800/
Meachels800/
Meickels800/
Mishells800/
Mieles7713,155/
Mikels771,494/
Milhes77250/
Meihls77193/
Migels7741/
Micles7727/
Mizels7721/
Misels772/
Meicls771/
Mecels771/
Michylles7518/
Michilles7517/
Maishells752/
Mechelles751/
Miechiles751/
Mithcells751/
Mechelese751/
Michellez751/
Michailes750/
Miggels712,300/
Meisels711,999/
Mickles711,605/
Mailhes71664/
Maizels71273/
Maikels7187/
Miscles7186/
Maisels7175/
Mizcles7174/
Mechals7164/
Mikiels7149/
Mahiels7143/
Michalz7134/
Mikaels7123/
Meizels7113/
Miesels718/
Mittels718/
Mikkels717/
Migeles717/
Mithles716/
Mikells716/
Mykhels716/
Miquels715/
Mikhles714/
Mizzels713/
Miskels713/
Mycaels712/
Maihles712/
Meziels712/
Moicles712/
Meckels711/
Meihles711/
Mychals711/
Muchols711/
Mickils711/
Miezels711/
Mycells711/
Missels711/
Moizels711/
Muchils711/
Mizells710/
Meilche710/
Meshels710/
Miles67174,960/
Meles6725,755/
Meals671,298/
Mails67291/
Meils67204/
Meiseles67175/
Meyls6723/
Maysiels6715/
Maisells679/
Meickles679/
Mikls677/
Muils677/
Mechales675/
Mejls675/
Michalez675/
Mikkelse674/
Migelles673/
Meissels672/
Miclesse672/
Mittelst672/
Moils671/
Mickless671/
Meeckels671/
Meizelsz671/
Miggells671/
Mechiles671/
Missells670/
Metchils670/
Mehetels670/
Mixsells670/
Mycls670/

Michels Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Michels in the Russian language
Мичелсmicels-

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