Cognomen Михелс (Michiels 
, Михелс 
, Mixels) , throughout the world, is a common last name. The cognomen Михелс is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Belgium, where it is quite a common surname, Luxembourg, where it is quite a rare surname, and Netherlands. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Western Europe, particularly Belgium, Netherlands, and France. Much less frequently, Михелс is the forename as well as the last name.