Throughout the world, Мічел (Michel 
, Мічел 
) is a prevalent masculine first name. The forename Мічел is habitual in France, where it is a prevalent male name, Lebanon, where it is a common boy's name, and Cameroon, where it is a common predominantly male, but very seldom girly name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in France, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Brazil. Much less frequently, Мічел is the last name as well as the forename.
Мічел is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Emil Svensson , the fictional character in Astrid Lindgren's books, That Boy Emil; Michel Ardan , the character created by Jules Verne, From the Earth to the Moon; Michel Vaillant , the fictional character, Michel Vaillant; Michel Gerard , the fictional character from the television series Gilmore Girls and Michel Chrestien , the Honoré de Balzac character, La Comédie humaine, and in many other works.