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 last name Ancelj is found most in Slovenia. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ancelj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,273,756th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Ancelj is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Ancelj are found; 90 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 67,234. In Slovenia it is most common in: Savinja, where 49 percent live, Southeast Slovenia, where 43 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 3 percent live. Other than Slovenia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 37 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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