Michow Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Michow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Michow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Michów (1) are calculated separately.

Michow Last Name Facts

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

Michow is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Michów. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Michow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Michow reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany Michow is mostly found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 91 percent live and Bavaria, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Michow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Michow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Michow surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Michow Last Name Statistics demography

Michow earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 88.01% more than the national average, earning $81,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Michów941/
Meichow9210/
Mischow922/
Muichow921/
Micow911/
Mitschow8627/
Maichowe861/
Muchow832,835/
Mechow8375/
Mishow8356/
Michaw8354/
Michov8345/
Mikhow8314/
Michof830/
Maitchowe802/
Maichouwe801/
Michoff7751/
Michova7746/
Mitchob7716/
Midchob773/
Maichob772/
Muichov771/
Micshaw771/
Muechow771/
Mischov771/
Mishowa771/
Maikhow771/
Misshow770/
Maitchouwe758/
Micov73237/
Mizow7316/
Misow731/
Mitchoff7168/
Mischoff7123/
Maichouf714/
Hmaichob714/
Michňova711/
Mikhov67322/
Mishov67286/
Mishaw67143/
Misowa67123/
Mechov6796/
Mitcov6781/
Micoff6747/
Maitchawe6740/
Muchaw6730/
Mechaw6724/
Mihcov6715/
Muchov6713/
Michab6710/
Missow6710/
Misiow678/
Meshow676/
Micsaw673/
Michovová673/
Mizhov672/
Mishof671/
Maicov671/
Mitsow671/
Muchów671/
Miczov671/
Mișcov671/
Miesow671/
Meecow671/
Mechob671/
Mikhof670/
Michub670/

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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 Michow
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