van Michel Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
van Michel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
van Michel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Michel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Michel occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Michel? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of van Michel are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
van Michel is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 310,720. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 95 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in New Caledonia, where 9 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Michele | 95 | 1 | / |
| van Mitchell | 91 | 3 | / |
| von Michel | 90 | 9 | / |
| Van-Michel | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Meechel | 86 | 0 | / |
| von Mitchell | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Meijel | 80 | 308 | / |
| van Mele | 78 | 800 | / |
| van Meyl | 78 | 70 | / |
| van Mecl | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Meil | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Mijl | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Mail | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Melle | 74 | 579 | / |
| van Meijl | 74 | 390 | / |
| van Meele | 74 | 13 | / |
| van Mexel | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Messel | 70 | 45 | / |
| von Mitzel | 70 | 0 | / |
| von Melle | 63 | 11 | / |
| Van-Melle | 63 | 3 | / |
| von Meusel | 60 | 4 | / |
| Van-Messel | 60 | 1 | / |
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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 van Michel
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