Anselem Surname

320,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Anselem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anselem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8231:215,24012,783
Tanzania2801:189,07716,295
France171:3,907,219231,005
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Anselem (5,175) may also be a first name.

Anselem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anselem (Hindi: अन्सेलेम, Marathi: अॅन्सेलम, Oriya: ଆନେସେଲମ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Anselem.

How Common Is The Last Name Anselem? popularity and diffusion

Anselem is the 320,940th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,260,778 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Anselem reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anselem is also the 94,156th most numerous first name globally, borne by 5,175 people.

Anselem is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 823 people, or 1 in 215,240. In Nigeria Anselem is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 24 percent live, Rivers, where 15 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 24 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Anselem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Anselem has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 52 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Anselem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Anselem are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Anselem earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganselem93245/
Anseleme932/
Anseleam932/
Anseleim931/
Anseleem931/
Ansselem931/
Anselim861,118/
Amselem86470/
Ansalem8696/
Anselen8615/
Ancelem866/
Anzelem863/
Enselem861/
Angelem861/
Ansolem861/
Anxelem861/
Anselime804/
Ansallem802/
Amsselem801/
Amselhem801/
Ansaleem801/
Angelesm801/
Ansaleam801/
Anslen779/
Angelim713,637/
Anselin711,211/
Onselen7166/
Ancelim7150/
Ansolim7127/
Anselyn7126/
Angelen7114/
Anzelim719/
Amsilem714/
Ansalim712/
Anjelim712/
Amjelem711/
Amselen711/
Ensalem711/
Ansilim711/
Hanslen710/
Einselen67136/
Anseling6796/
Ansselin6794/
Hanselin6741/
Anselina6737/
Anssolim678/
Hanselyn672/
Angelesn672/
Angelime671/
Amnzilem671/
Amseleng671/
Anzeleng671/

Anselem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anselem in the Oriya language
ଆନେସେଲମaneselama78.57
ଆଲେସେଲମaleselama7.14
ଆନ୍େସେଲମaneselama7.14
ଆନେସେଲସaneselasa7.14
Anselem in the Hindi language
अन्सेलेमanselema50
अनसेलेमanaselema50
Anselem in the Marathi language
अॅन्सेलमaenselama25
अन्सेलमanselama25
अन्सलमansalama25
अँसेलेमamselema25

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Anselem
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