The Michaeli surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 165 people carried this name — #107,669 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is down 15% from 194 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 79 people named Michaeli live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 67 people named Michaeli.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Michaeli,
with a public archive behind them.
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Mordechai Michaeli 1894–1957 · writer -
Ben Zion Michaeli 1902–1995 · writer -
Elisheva Michaeli 1928–2009 · stage actor -
Otto Michaeli 1870–1941 · writer
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Wilhelm Michaeli 1889–1969 · lawyer
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ʻOved Mikhaʼeli 1921–2001
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Michaeli.
- Micallef 881 · U.S. census
- Micciche 842 · U.S. census
- Miccoli 141 · U.S. census
- Miceli 4,708 · U.S. census
- Mich 436 · U.S. census
- Michael 40,736 · U.S. census
- Michaelis 3,222 · U.S. census
- Michal 865 · U.S. census
- Michalak 3,983 · U.S. census
- Michalek 1,991 · U.S. census
- Michalik 1,687 · U.S. census
- Michalowski 1,416 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Michaeli is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.