Throughout the world, Мишаил (Michail 
, Мишаил 
) is a widespread masculine given name. The forename Мишаил is characteristic of Greece, where it is a prevalent boy's name, Lithuania, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Cyprus, where it is quite a rare male name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Greece, Germany, and the United States. Likewise, Мишаил is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Michail | Greece, Germany, United States, Cyprus, Egypt |
| Мишаил | Russia |
Мишаил is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mikhail Victor , the fictional character from the video game series Resident Evil, Resident Evil 3; Heavy , the playable class in 2007 video game Team Fortress 2; Panikovsky , the fictional character in Ilf and Petrov's novel The Little Golden Calf; Mikhail Rasputin , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Uncanny X-Men and Pozhar (DC Comics) , the DC Comics character, Legends of Tomorrow, season 1, and in many other works.