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    The surname Mikhael

    An Arabic surname, carried by 552 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M240

    Mikhael: #39,773 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Mikhael #39,773, 552 people Mikhael: #39,773 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Mikhael #39,773, 552 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mikhael is more common than 75.5% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    From Arabic مِيكَائِيل (mīkāʔīl, “Michael”); this surname is predominantly found in Egypt and Lebanon.

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 552 people named Mikhael in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 559,322 Americans. That is up 110% since 2000, when the Census counted 263.

    #39,773
    rank among US surnames
    552
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +109.9%
    change since 2000 (was #69,636)

    Who is named Mikhael

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    93% of people named Mikhael identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as two or more races and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Two or more races 4.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mikhael

    Mikhael has the Soundex code M240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M240.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mikhael come from?
    From Arabic مِيكَائِيل (mīkāʔīl, “Michael”); this surname is predominantly found in Egypt and Lebanon.
    How common is the surname Mikhael?
    552 people in the United States had the surname Mikhael in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 559,322 Americans. It ranked 39,773rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mikhael?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Mikhael identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Mikhael getting more or less common?
    More common. 263 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 552 in 2010, up 110%.