Anselim Surname

331,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Anselim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anselim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1091:47,7385,356
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Anselim (304) may also be a first name.

Anselim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anselim (Marathi: अन्सालाम) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Anselim? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 331,076th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,518,377 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Anselim live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Anselim is also the 504,994th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 304 people.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,109 people, or 1 in 47,738. In Tanzania Anselim is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 28 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 27 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anselime934/
Anseleim931/
Angelim863,637/
Anselin861,211/
Anselem861,164/
Ancelim8650/
Ansolim8627/
Anzelim869/
Ansalim862/
Anjelim862/
Ansilim861/
Ganselem80245/
Anseling8096/
Ansselin8094/
Hanselin8041/
Anselina8037/
Anssolim808/
Anseleam802/
Anseleme802/
Anseleem801/
Angelime801/
Ansselem801/
Hainselin75103/
Hanseling7521/
Hanselind751/
Ancelin713,456/
Angelin711,504/
Amselem71470/
Hainsselin71209/
Anjelin71149/
Anzelin71113/
Anzolim7199/
Ansalem7196/
Anselyn7126/
Anselen7115/
Angilim7114/
Ansilin7111/
Ancelem716/
Ensalim716/
Amgelim714/
Anzelem713/
Ansolem711/
Anxelem711/
Enselem711/
Angelem711/
Anzelina67119/
Angeling67103/
Hanzelin6765/
Ansiling6753/
Hangelin6726/
Anchelin6722/
Ancelina6716/
Angiolim676/
Gonselin673/
Ganzelin673/
Hanselyn672/
Hancelin672/
Ansallem672/
Angelind671/
Enssilim671/
Anzhelin671/
Angelesm671/
Ansaleem671/
Amselhem671/
Ancelink671/
Amsselem671/
Ansaleam671/

Anselim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anselim in the Marathi language
अन्सालामansalama-

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