Mihal is a male name, in Croatia largely Croatian, but also Slovak, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Ruthenian. It is one of the relatively rare names in Croatia, with about twenty namesakes living there.
The name Mihal was the most popular from years 1933 to 1943, when about 26% of the persons bearing this name were born. The peak year was 1933.
Prevalence
Name Mihal is present mainly in North-West Croatia, and scarcely in Dalmatia. Most of the persons named Mihal live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (less than ten), Brckovljani (less than ten), Ilok (less than ten).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1672 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.