Michnow Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Michnow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Michnow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Michnow Last Name Facts

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

Michnow is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Michnow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Michnow are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Michnow is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 8,050,546. In Germany Michnow is most frequent in: Hesse, where 90 percent reside. Excluding Germany Michnow occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mischnow931/
Michnowa931/
Michnov867/
Michnoff8049/
Michnova8025/
Majchnow801/
Micnov778/
Mikhnov71537/
Mishnov7117/
Muchnov716/
Meisnow712/
Mizhnov711/
Meshnow710/
Mikhnova67417/
Mishnova6721/
Mikhnoff677/
Mirzhnov671/
Mychenov671/

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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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  • 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 Michnow
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