Anciaes Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Anciaes Surname User-submission:

According to Father João Pinto de Morais in Memórias de Ansiães the name comes from a very old village (Anciaens or Anciam) because its pillory was ordered to be destroyed. There was 'an old man worshiping with half-raised arms...' , for the old pillory.

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Anciaes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1191:1,798,94458,246
France701:948,896108,010
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Anciaes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

According to Father João Pinto de Morais in Memórias de Ansiães the name comes from a very old village (Anciaens or Anciam) because its pillory was ordered to be destroyed. There was 'an old man worshiping with half-raised arms...' , for the old pillory.

When analyzing the charter of Ansiães, the name would come from Ansilio Anes, who would have been the first resident and owner at Carrazeda de Ansieas (Portugal) and, like other places, would give the name to the locality. Thus, Ansilanis and later Ansiães derived from the village founder.

Currently, Ansiães is the more frequently used word.

The words Ansiães and Anciães are both accepted as graphically correct.

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Anciaes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anciaes occurs most in Brazil. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Anciaes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,095,216th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Anciaes are found; 53 percent are found in South America and 53 percent are found in Luso-South America.

Anciaes is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 1,798,944. In Brazil Anciaes is most common in: Rio de Janeiro, where 55 percent live, São Paulo, where 31 percent live and Amazonas, where 3 percent live. Excluding Brazil this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 31 percent live and Portugal, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anchae771/
Hanchae714/
Anchoes711/
Ainchae711/
Hanchahe677/
Anzae677/
Handschae632/
Andzae6216/
Anchoe621/
Anzahe621/
Anzhae621/
Onchaex571/
Hancahi571/
Hontzaes532/
Atencioi531/
Anzoe5011/

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