Michele

Michele Meaning & Origin

About Michele
The surname Michele is of Italian origin and is derived from the given name Michele, which is the Italian form of the name Michael. The name Michael has Hebrew origins and means "Who is like God?" Therefore, the surname Michele can be interpreted to mean "son of Michael" or "descendant of Michael." It is a patronymic surname, indicating a family's connection to an ancestor named Michael.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Michele: 418
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 50,106
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.14

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Michele 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 Michele is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MXL
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M02040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M IH0 SH EH1 L
🌐 IPA
/mɪˈʃɛl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MXL', 'MKL')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M240

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Michele in Braille

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

The name Michele in braille

How to sign the name Michele using Sign Language

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

The name Michele in sign language

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