Ansalem Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ansalem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ansalem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Ansalem (293) may also be a first name.

Ansalem Last Name Facts

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

Ansalem (Marathi: अन्सलेम) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ansalem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ansalem is the 1,894,523rd most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name Ansalem is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Ansalem reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ansalem is also the 515,650th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 293 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 3,107,768. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 19 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 16 percent are found and Abia, where 14 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Ansalem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ansalem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ansalem surname increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ansallem932/
Ansaleam931/
Ansaleem931/
Amsalem867,117/
Anselem861,164/
Ansalen862/
Ansalim862/
Ansolem861/
Ensalem861/
Amsallem80542/
Amsalhem8025/
Hamsalem8014/
Amshalem8010/
Anseleam802/
Anseleim801/
Anseleem801/
Ansselem801/
Amssallem751/
Anselim711,118/
Ansolim7127/
Amsalim7116/
Ansalin7114/
Ensalim716/
Anzelem713/
Anjalim712/
Anjalen712/
Amzalem711/
Amsalen711/
Enselem711/
Anshaln710/
Oumsalem67283/
Ansaling6721/
Amsallen6711/
Anssolim678/
Ansalina671/
Hansalin671/

Ansalem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ansalem in the Marathi language
अन्सलेमansalema88.89
अन्सलीमansalima11.11

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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
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  • 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 Ansalem
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