Mikel Surname
Approximately 12,280 people bear this surname
Mikel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,607 | 1:26,811 | 2,306 |
| United States | 3,224 | 1:112,425 | 12,185 |
| Czechia | 469 | 1:22,673 | 3,506 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Indonesia | 135 | 1:979,624 | 72,032 |
| Russia | 131 | 1:1,100,176 | 82,521 |
| Jordan | 129 | 1:68,546 | 5,904 |
| Papua New Guinea | 102 | 1:79,938 | 10,532 |
| Turkey | 99 | 1:786,075 | 38,740 |
| Canada | 94 | 1:391,974 | 34,739 |
| Palestine | 93 | 1:48,912 | 5,058 |
| Belarus | 83 | 1:114,471 | 16,895 |
| Argentina | 80 | 1:534,293 | 38,967 |
| Mexico | 67 | 1:1,852,630 | 18,093 |
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| Slovakia | 47 | 1:113,541 | 21,338 |
| Latvia | 42 | 1:48,811 | 7,408 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Micronesia | 28 | 1:3,794 | 566 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Palau | 4 | 1:5,411 | 112 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 355 | 1:141,461 | 13,305 |
The alternate forms: Mikél (1) are calculated separately.
Mikel (52,072) may also be a first name.
Mikel Demographics
Average Mikel Salary in
United States
$43,362 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mikel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mikel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mikel (Arabic: ميكيل, Bengali: মিকেল, Hindi: मिकेल, Marathi: िमकेल, Oriya: ମାଇେକଲ, Russian: Микель) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Mikél. For other potential spellings of Mikel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mikel? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mikel is the 42,437th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 593,448 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Mikel live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 17,874th most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 52,072 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,607 people, or 1 in 26,811. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Katsina, where 58 percent live, Gombe, where 4 percent live and Taraba, where 4 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Mikel exists in 92 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Czechia, where 4 percent live.
Mikel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mikel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mikel last name expanded 908 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mikel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mikel last name is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Greek Orthodox (25%) in Lebanon and Christian (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Mikel last name are 22.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.18% being registered with the political party.
The amount Mikel earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $43,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.11% more than the national average, earning $50,234 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mikel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mikel in the Marathi language | ||
| िमकेल | imakela | - |
| Mikel in the Hindi language | ||
| मिकेल | mikela | 85.19 |
| मीकेल | mikela | 14.81 |
| Mikel in the Bengali language | ||
| মিকেল | mikela | 60 |
| মাইকেল | ma'ikela | 40 |
| Mikel in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଇେକଲ | maiekala | 57.14 |
| ମିେକଲ୍ | miekal | 14.29 |
| ମିେକଲ | miekala | 14.29 |
| ମିେଖଲ | miekhala | 14.29 |
| Mikel in the Russian language | ||
| Микель | mikel | - |
| Mikel in the Arabic language | ||
| ميكيل | mykyl | - |
| ميكل | mykl | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mikel
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