San Miguel Surname

20,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

San Miguel Surname Definition:

Beside referring to the Archangel Michael which comes from the Hebrew "mi-ki'El" who is as God; there is also a German word "michel" that implies simpleton.

Name from Navarre.

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San Miguel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8,7711:11,5421,141
Spain5,7761:8,094982
Mexico2,3751:52,2642,658
Puerto Rico2,3141:1,534179
Argentina1,7431:24,5232,048
United States1,6231:223,32721,627
Peru1,4241:22,3202,524
Cuba3041:37,9041,752
Ecuador2901:54,8484,907
Venezuela1761:171,6145,022
Chile1501:117,4434,265
France1381:481,32467,982
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Brazil1191:1,798,94458,246
Bolivia1011:105,1134,073
Canada981:375,97533,576
Colombia861:555,5127,336
Australia531:509,35338,491
England481:1,160,79354,689
Guam451:3,558455
Singapore391:141,2236,278
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
El Salvador71:906,2703,798
Wales71:442,07621,198
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Panama71:558,8949,437
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

San Miguel (50) may also be a first name.

San Miguel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Beside referring to the Archangel Michael which comes from the Hebrew "mi-ki'El" who is as God; there is also a German word "michel" that implies simpleton.

Name from Navarre.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

San Miguel translates to Saint Michael in English .

- domenique1212

San Miguel Last Name Facts

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

San Miguel is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name San Miguel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 20,967th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 279,978 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of San Miguel reside; 34 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 33 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. San Miguel is also the 1,412,538th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 50 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 8,771 people, or 1 in 11,542. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 30 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 27 percent are found and Central Luzon, where 25 percent are found. Barring The Philippines this last name occurs in 64 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 22 percent are found and Mexico, where 9 percent are found.

San Miguel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of San Miguel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the San Miguel last name grew 3,528 percent between 1880 and 2014.

San Miguel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount San Miguel earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 22.85% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,814 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.49% more than the national average, earning $25,083,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.63% more than the national average, earning $49,462 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.95% more than the national average, earning $51,148 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
San Migel955/
San Meiguel951/
San-Miguel905,376/
San Miquel9013/
San Meguel906/
San Miguil901/
San Mighel901/
San Migael900/
San Migiell861/
San Meguil801/

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