The Michalek surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,991 people carried this name — #14,870 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 149,300 people counted. That is down 7% from 2,135 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Michalek surname
From Czech and Slovak Michálek or Polish Michałek.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Michalek» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
7,531 people named Michalek have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 8,187 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 Lesser 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 126 people named Michalek live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 61 people named Michalek.
17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Nord.
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.
In the Nordic population registers
27 people named Michalek is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Michalek,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ludwig Michalek 1859–1942 · engraver -
Anthony Michalek 1878–1916 · politician -
Johanna Kroch 1868–1942
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Rita Michalek 1878– · singer
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Lisa Michalek 1887– · actor
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Rudolf Michalek 1901–1993 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Michalek.
- 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
- Michalak 3,983 · 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
- Michaud 14,910 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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