Miguel Surname

916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Miguel Surname User-submission:

This surname is from the Spanish and Portuguese language and is derived from the Hebrew name, Michael, which means 'who is God-like?'.

Miguel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola306,6331:889
Mozambique57,4721:47493
Mexico53,6291:2,315340
Philippines40,8661:2,477173
Spain29,4531:1,587176
Brazil27,5741:7,764497
Portugal19,0411:54791
Argentina9,3301:4,581519
United States9,2791:39,0624,816
Peru6,5401:4,860791
France2,6861:24,7292,945
Honduras2,0141:4,378459
Guatemala1,8201:8,8371,011
Cuba1,7331:6,649698
Dominican Republic1,3171:7,922708
El Salvador1,0411:6,094555
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Canada5361:68,7427,900
England3731:149,37814,295
Bolivia3651:29,0862,012
Guyana3651:2,088372
Uruguay3551:9,6671,080
Australia3101:87,08310,056
Venezuela2941:102,7353,728
Nicaragua2791:21,5811,006
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Namibia2681:8,9901,736
Trinidad and Tobago2241:6,089940
United Arab Emirates2181:42,0294,348
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Singapore1881:29,2961,115
Chile1751:100,6663,794
South Africa1571:345,08131,817
Germany1521:529,64144,407
Switzerland1521:54,0326,989
Paraguay1411:51,3241,469
Haiti1311:81,5574,212
Colombia1281:373,2356,241
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Belize1221:2,914601
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Netherlands1161:145,57922,016
Taiwan1001:234,4471,975
Belgium941:122,30517,923
São Tomé and Príncipe921:1,929231
Benin761:135,99514,517
Ecuador661:240,9988,378
Luxembourg641:9,0711,442
Afghanistan521:618,3307,160
Puerto Rico501:71,0031,365
Mauritius451:28,7435,603
Guam411:3,905492
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines391:2,889474
Ireland371:127,2696,194
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Costa Rica281:170,7172,334
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Qatar281:84,2149,043
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Wales261:119,0209,008
Israel251:342,30528,607
Curaçao231:6,837197
Andorra211:3,992813
Panama211:186,2985,509
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Cape Verde161:33,1031,244
China141:97,665,8265,141
Senegal131:1,121,4883,334
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Norway121:428,52437,411
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
India91:85,229,487684,495
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Macau71:85,947463
Congo61:831,51616,072
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
East Timor41:303,982255
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Albania31:971,35222,477
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tonga11:107,313791
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

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

Miguel (5,070,739) may also be a first name.

Miguel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is from the Spanish and Portuguese language and is derived from the Hebrew name, Michael, which means 'who is God-like?'.

- Dario Miguel

From the given name Miguel, Portuguese for Michael. It is a biblical name of Hebrew origin.

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Miguel Last Name Facts

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

Miguel (Arabic: ميغل, Marathi: िमगेल, Russian: Мигуэль) occurs most in Angola. It can also be rendered as: Migüel. Click here for other possible spellings of Miguel.

How Common Is The Last Name Miguel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 916th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,595 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Miguel live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Miguel is also the 67th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 5,070,739 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Angola, where it is held by 306,633 people, or 1 in 88. Barring Angola it is found in 139 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 10 percent reside and Mexico, where 9 percent reside.

Miguel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Miguel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Miguel surname rose 11,046 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 37,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Miguel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Miguel are 41.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Miguel earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.33% less than the national average, earning 299,939 kr per year; in Peru they earn 11.64% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,129 per year; in South Africa they earn 16.27% less than the national average, earning R 198,984 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.08% less than the national average, earning $20,867,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.99% less than the national average, earning $38,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.99% more than the national average, earning $50,670 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Migüel941/
Maiguel92539/
Meiguel9220/
Miguell9217/
Mighuel924/
Muiguel924/
Micguel924/
Miguesl923/
Moiguel923/
Mmiguel922/
Mijguel922/
Migueel921/
Migguel921/
Migel911,626/
M'Aiguel862/
Miguellp861/
Maigouel861/
Migguell860/
Miquel8314,363/
Miguil833,989/
Miegel83722/
Miggel83715/
Meigel83379/
Migiel83212/
Meguel83150/
Maigel8325/
Migell8319/
Migeel8315/
Micuel8312/
Mighel839/
Muigel833/
Migoel833/
Migael833/
Micgel831/
Myguel831/
Migbel831/
Migl80539/
Mighell77303/
Misgeld7780/
Maiquel7733/
Miggelt7725/
Micgiel7715/
Mayguel777/
Myguell776/
Micquel774/
Miquiel774/
Miquell773/
Maingel773/
Meguell772/
Maigael772/
Mikquel771/
Michgel771/
Mikouel771/
Maiggel771/
Mhyguel771/
Miquael770/
Miguill770/
Megel731,137/
Migil73373/
Mägel73147/
Miegl7385/
Maigl7336/
Meigl7328/
Mégel7325/
Mígel736/
Migvl733/
Migll731/
Miqul731/
Michgehl7172/
Mohiegel7131/
Migelová715/
Migelova714/
Meghouel714/
Meighell714/
Michgiel711/
Mayguell711/
Moighele711/
Meheguel711/
Mhyguell711/
Miquaell711/
Michquel710/
Michgell710/
Meggel67131/
Megiel6782/
Meguil6768/
Megbel6745/
Maigil6721/
Migled6717/
Migill678/
Meegel677/
Mequel676/
Mecgel676/
Mygiel674/
Meghel673/
Megoel673/
Myquel672/
Mhegel671/
Micgil671/
Moygel671/
Mesgel671/
Micgll671/
Miquél671/
Migleš671/
Meiglė671/
Meugel670/
Megell670/
Meagel670/
Miggil670/
Migllt670/

Miguel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Miguel in the Marathi language
िमगेलimagela42.86
मीगुवलmiguvala28.57
िमगुलimagula14.29
िमगुएलimagu'ela14.29
Miguel in the Russian language
Мигуэльmiguel-
Miguel in the Arabic language
ميغلmyghl-
ميجالmyjal-
ميغيلmyghyl-
ميجلmyjl-
ميجيلmyjyl-
ميغالmyghal-

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