Ancelj Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Ancelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ancelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia371:67,2349,657
Croatia261:162,63921,299
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ancelj Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ancelj Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ancelj occurs in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ancelj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,273,756th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Ancelj is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Ancelj live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 67,234. In Slovenia it is most common in: Savinja, where 49 percent reside, Southeast Slovenia, where 43 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 3 percent reside. Besides Slovenia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ancely83326/
Ancela83164/
Anželj83152/
Ancele8387/
Anzelj8330/
Anceli836/
Ancelet771,064/
Anceles77125/
Hanželj7732/
Angeloj7716/
Ancelya779/
Ancelai778/
Ancheli772/
Ancelis772/
Ancieli771/
Ancelia771/
Anchele771/
Anscela771/
Hanzelj771/
Hancely770/
Ancheles712/
Gancheli711/
Ganchele711/
Anchelet711/
Ancelais710/
Angeli6730,505/
Angele6717,270/
Ankele67994/
Ankeli67889/
Anzela67290/
Anzelc67289/
Anjeli67268/
Anzeli67205/
Ancile67121/
Anjele67115/
Ansela67104/
Ankela6791/
Ancila6789/
Angelè6734/
Anzele6733/
Ancily6711/
Ansele6710/
Ansely6710/
Anseli6710/
Ancyla675/
Anceleitz675/
Anzely675/
Angelé674/
Ancili673/
Ankely671/
Angelí671/
Önceli671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ancelj
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