Mihai Surname
Approximately 80,240 people bear this surname
Mihai Surname User-submission:
Romanian for Michael. Though predominantly used as a first name, many people bear it as a surname as well.
Mihai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 69,728 | 1:288 | 11 |
| Iran | 3,564 | 1:21,544 | 2,736 |
| Spain | 2,922 | 1:16,000 | 1,821 |
| Moldova | 1,316 | 1:2,706 | 366 |
| United States | 393 | 1:922,287 | 69,218 |
| France | 337 | 1:197,100 | 30,644 |
| Canada | 324 | 1:113,721 | 12,112 |
| Italy | 235 | 1:260,241 | 34,481 |
| Germany | 228 | 1:353,094 | 34,155 |
| Belgium | 207 | 1:55,539 | 9,004 |
| England | 158 | 1:352,646 | 25,413 |
| Greece | 119 | 1:93,107 | 15,707 |
| Australia | 98 | 1:275,466 | 24,785 |
| Sweden | 60 | 1:164,113 | 11,407 |
| Israel | 57 | 1:150,134 | 15,774 |
| Russia | 53 | 1:2,719,303 | 152,706 |
| Denmark | 40 | 1:141,118 | 12,512 |
| Netherlands | 37 | 1:456,410 | 45,371 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Hungary | 28 | 1:350,581 | 25,143 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| Cyprus | 15 | 1:58,992 | 5,768 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| North Macedonia | 6 | 1:350,245 | 17,994 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Mihai (282,392) may also be a first name.
Mihai Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Romanian for Michael. Though predominantly used as a first name, many people bear it as a surname as well.
- theangrybarrelMihai is a Romanian surname, a form of Michael ['who is like God].
- deleted-173293Mihai Demographics
Average Mihai Salary in
United States
$47,860 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mihai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mihai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mihai (Arabic: مهاي, Hindi: मिहई) is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mihai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,075th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 90,822 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Mihai live; 89 percent live in Eastern Europe and 89 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,726th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 282,392 people.
It is most commonly held in Romania, where it is held by 69,728 people, or 1 in 288. In Romania it is mostly found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 15 percent are found, Prahova County, where 8 percent are found and Dâmbovița County, where 6 percent are found. Barring Romania this last name is found in 69 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 4 percent are found and Spain, where 4 percent are found.
Mihai Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mihai surname are 1.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.32% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mihai earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 70.29% less than the national average, earning €8,923 per year; in Norway they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning 248,150 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.33% less than the national average, earning R 144,180 per year; in United States they earn 10.92% more than the national average, earning $47,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.07% less than the national average, earning $49,151 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mihai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mihai in the Hindi language | ||
| मिहई | miha'i | - |
| Mihai in the Arabic language | ||
| مهاي | mhay | - |
| ميهاي | myhay | - |
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