How common is the surname Mikhail?

2,105 people in the United States had the surname Mikhail in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 146,672 Americans. It ranked 14,247th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Mikhail getting more or less common?

More common. 1,413 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,105 in 2010, up 49%.

Is Mikhail also a first name?

Yes. Mikhail is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Mikhail

A surname, carried by 2,105 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M240 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mikhail is more common than 91.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,105 people named Mikhail in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 146,672 Americans. That is up 49% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,413.

#14,247

rank among US surnames

2,105

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+49%

change since 2000 (was #18,165)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,238	Hassinger	2,106	146,603
#14,247	Mikhail	2,105	146,672
#14,248	Przybylski	2,104	146,742
#14,252	Buttram	2,103	146,812

Who is named Mikhail

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

92% of people named Mikhail identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as two or more races and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Two or more races 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mikhail

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

Questions

How common is the surname Mikhail?: 2,105 people in the United States had the surname Mikhail in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 146,672 Americans. It ranked 14,247th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mikhail?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Mikhail identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as two or more races.
Is the surname Mikhail getting more or less common?: More common. 1,413 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,105 in 2010, up 49%.
Is Mikhail also a first name?: Yes. Mikhail is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.