Michener Surname

148,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Michener Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Michener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5431:142,53214,779
Canada3321:110,98111,875
Israel491:174,64617,612
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
France141:4,744,480251,814
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
England71:7,959,723202,100
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5751:87,3379,059

Michener (23) may also be a first name.

Michener Last Name Facts

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

Michener is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Michener? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 148,050th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,438,938 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Michener reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 23 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,543 people, or 1 in 142,532. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.

Michener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Michener has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Michener last name increased 442 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Michener Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Michener last name are 21.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Michener earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $44,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.69% more than the national average, earning $55,489 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mitchener942,323/
Mischener9419/
Michenher942/
Meichener940/
Miechener940/
Michene932/
Micener930/
Mitchenere8910/
Mitcheener893/
Michenet88536/
Michenje88247/
Mechener881/
Michiner881/
Mickener881/
Muchener880/
Michenes880/
Michaner880/
Micene86122/
Mitschiener8416/
Mitchiner82414/
Mechetner82119/
Mecheiner821/
Mithcener821/
Mitzhener821/
Michesney821/
Misener802,566/
Mizener80505/
Michine8055/
Mechene8011/
Miocene804/
Mishene804/
Miciene803/
Michena802/
Migener800/
Micheny800/
Mischinger78374/
Meichinger783/
Mitchhiner781/
Mitchinner781/
Mishenge75335/
Mechenet7569/
Meisener7535/
Maizener7531/
Miesener7525/
Muisener7522/
Meichine7515/
Mishiner758/
Moichine757/
Mischena757/
Mechenie756/
Maichine756/
Mechenes754/
Michetni754/
Michione753/
Missener752/
M'Aicene751/
Mecheney751/
Micheana751/
Micheini751/
Micheuni751/
Michiena751/
Moisener751/
Mecenier751/
Meißener751/
Méchenet751/
Michengi751/
Mikesner750/
Misenear750/
Mizeneer750/
Micysner750/
Mizenerr750/
Mitchine750/
Mitzener750/
Michinee750/
Meikener750/
Miesiner750/
Micena71440/
Mecene71321/
Misene71227/
Micheń7155/
Meisenger7145/
Mechesney7130/
Moisenier7130/
Meissener7128/
Mischinea7127/
Miczinger7114/
Mishinger719/
Mizene719/
Missenger717/
Migene715/
Micine713/
Mijene712/
Mishenets711/
Mechenets711/
Misheenee711/
Mixene711/
Mesheiner711/
Metcheney711/
Maitchine711/
Maichaine711/
Mechinger710/
Misenge673,296/
Missene67204/
Mezener67192/
Meiczinger67139/
Mechine6771/
Miscena6757/
Meijene6750/
Misheni6723/
Mesiner6722/
Mecheny6721/
Miesine6721/
Misiner6710/
Meigene677/
Megener677/
Miziner676/
Maisene676/
Maicena676/
Mechena675/
Mexiner673/
Mysener673/
Méchine673/
Maigene673/
Mesener672/
Meissenger672/
Mekiner672/
Mikheni672/
Micenis672/
Mishine672/
Meshene672/
Maijene671/
Meceney671/
Misenes671/
Misiene671/
Meiseinger671/
Moigene671/
Moijene671/
Hmijene671/
Mizeane671/
Mehcene671/
Maitchaine671/
Mecenea671/
Miesene671/
Mitsene671/
Misenje671/
Meisene671/
Meizene671/
Mecened671/
Mhesene671/
Meschinger670/
Miseney670/
Miginer670/

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Michener Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Michener
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis