Where Does The Last Name Anselam Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Anselam (Marathi: अन्सेलम, Oriya: ଆନେସଲାମ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Anselam.

How Common Is The Last Name Anselam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Anselam is the 2,020,555^th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Anselam are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anselam is also the 387,696^th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 481 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 29 percent reside, Kano, where 22 percent reside and Adamawa, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Anselam is found in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent reside.