In Croatia, Mikjel families are generally Croats (from Dubrovnik ), rarely Slovenes (also from Dubrovnik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and Opatija. In Koločep in Dubrovnik every sixth inhabitant had the family name Mikjel.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Mikjel live in Croatia today, in 7 households. They are located in only four naselja i to in Dubrovnik (<10), Rijeka (<5), Mokosica (<5), and in Sipanska Luka (<5).