Around the world, Michal (Michael 
, Michal , מיכל 
, along with others...) is a prevalent masculine first name. The given name Michal is habitual in the United States, where it is a prevalent male name, Germany, where it is a widespread male name, and Ireland (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, Germany, and Philippines. Much less frequently, Michal is the last name as well as the forename.
Michal is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Michal, Michael | Germany, United Kingdom, Philippines, Nigeria, United States |
| מיכל | Israel |
| Михал | Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Lithuania |
| ミハル | Japan |
| ميكال | Iran, Palestinian Territory, Sudan, Jordan, Iraq |
| Мичал | Russia |
Maycon, Michail, Michaił, Michas, Michaël, Michaĺ, Michał, Michel, Michele, Michiel, Michál, Mickaël, Miguel, Mihael, Mihai, Mihail, Mihails, Mihajlo, Mihaly, Mihangel, Mihhail, Mihkel, Mihály, Mijailo, Mijaíl, Mika, Mikael, Mikaelo, Mikaels, Mikail, Mikhail, Mikhal, Mikhaïl, Mikko, Miquel, Mitchel, Mixail, Mychajlo, Mychajło, Mychal, Myhajlo, Mykhailo, Mykhaylo, Mykolas, Míchal, Μισέλ, Μιχάλης, Μιχαήλ, Майкл, Майкл, Михаэль, Микаэль,
Michal is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Michael the Archangel , the archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings, Bible; Michael Jordan , the main protagonist in the 1996 film Space Jam; Michal , the daughter of Saul, king of the United Kingdom of Israel, 2 Samuel; Booster Gold , the fictional character, Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Michael Burnham , the fictional character from Star Trek: Discovery, and in many other works.
| michal de causis notary, parish priest and procurator ad impetrandum of the Roman Curia, CZ (b. 1380) |
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| michal ze lwowa Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1430) |
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| michal königsberger SK (b. 1450) |
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| michal marynowski (b. 1450) |
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| michal radášín HR (b. 1510) |
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| michal pěčka z radostic Czech lawyer, poet and local politician (cca1575-1623) (b. 1575) |
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| michal kopčáni SK (b. 1597) |
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| michal ascanius Slovak philosopher, physician and bellfounder, SK (b. 1620) |
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| michal institoris SK (b. 1635) |
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| michal fortin z muggia Czech builder (b. 1649) |
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| michal dobner (b. 1639) |
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| michal ascanius Slovak writer, SK (b. 1650) |
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| michal pavlovic SK (b. 1647) |
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| michal buľovský SK (b. 1650) |
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| michal mišovic SK (b. 1650) |
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