Michigan Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Michigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Michigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France261:2,554,720189,486
India111:69,733,217610,955
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Michigan (305) may also be a first name.

Michigan Last Name Facts

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

Michigan (Marathi: िमचीगन, Russian: Мичиган) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Michigan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Michigan reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Michigan is also the 504,078th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 305 people.

The last name Michigan is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 2,554,720. In France it is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 42 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 35 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 4 percent reside. Aside from France it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent reside and Belgium, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Michigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Michigan in the Marathi language
िमचीगनimacigana57.14
िमिचगनimicagana42.86
Michigan in the Russian language
Мичиганmicigan-

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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
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  • 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 Michigan
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