The Michalak surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,983 people carried this name — #8,320 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,100 people counted. That is up 6% from 3,774 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
37,508 people named Michalak have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 41,127 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 561 people named Michalak.
220 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 38 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
73 people named Michalak live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Michalak,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antoni Michalak 1902–1975 · painter -
Eugeniusz Michalak 1908–1988 · sport cyclist -
Włodzimierz Michalak 1923–1944 -
Michael W. Michalak 1946– · diplomat -
Marek Michalak 1950– · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 120 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Michalak.
- Miceli 4,708 · U.S. census
- Mich 436 · U.S. census
- Michael 40,736 · U.S. census
- Michaeli 165 · U.S. census
- Michaelis 3,222 · U.S. census
- Michal 865 · U.S. census
- Michalek 1,991 · U.S. census
- Michalik 1,687 · U.S. census
- Michalowski 1,416 · U.S. census
- Michalski 6,914 · U.S. census
- Michas 184 · U.S. census
- Michau 264 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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