The Michelis surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 137 people carried this name — #125,282 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 5% from 144 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 256 people named Michelis.
37 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 122 people named Michelis 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 Buenos Aires Province.
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 Poland’s population register
116 people named Michelis have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 134 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in West Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Michelis.
- Michelet 152 · U.S. census
- Micheletti 844 · U.S. census
- Micheletto 158 · U.S. census
- Micheli 625 · U.S. census
- Michelin 550 · U.S. census
- Michelini 491 · U.S. census
- Michelle 732 · U.S. census
- Michelon 208 · U.S. census
- Michelotti 418 · U.S. census
- Michels 7,225 · U.S. census
- Michetti 416 · U.S. census
- Michiels 390 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Michelis is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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