Michalec

Michalec Meaning & Origin

About Michalec
The surname Michalec is of Polish and Czech origin and is derived from the given name Michal, which means "who is like God" in Hebrew. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Michal. The name Michalec is relatively common in Poland and the Czech Republic, and it signifies a family's connection to the biblical name Michal and its religious connotations.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Michalec is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Michalec: 1,080
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 23,515
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.37

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Michalec based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Michalec is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MXLK
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M020402
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M IH0 HH AA1 L IH0 K
🌐 IPA
/mɪˈhɑlɪk/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MXLK', 'MKLK')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M242

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Michalec in Braille

Here's how to represent Michalec in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Michalec in braille

How to sign the name Michalec using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Michalec using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Michalec in sign language

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