Anselm Surname

116,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Dominica

Anselm Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) Divine Helm(et. [O.Ger. Anshelm-O. H. Ger. ans, a god + helm, a helm(et].

Anselm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6951:47,4966,221
United States7411:489,14841,318
France4021:165,23125,748
Tanzania2751:192,51516,538
Dominica2461:30881
Nigeria1851:957,52840,908
Canada571:646,41452,764
England531:1,051,28451,324
Austria451:189,23224,045
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
India241:31,961,058386,265
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Sweden111:895,16066,831
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Anselm (8,546) may also be a first name.

Anselm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) Divine Helm(et. [O.Ger. Anshelm-O. H. Ger. ans, a god + helm, a helm(et].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

ANSELM: (German.) From the Teutonic Hamstzhelm, a defender of his companions.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Anselm Last Name Facts

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

Anselm (Hindi: सेलम, Marathi: अन्से, Oriya: ଆନେସେଲମ୍, Russian: Ансельм) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Anselm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 116,047th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,833,345 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Anselm are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Anselm is also the 68,086th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 8,546 people.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 1,695 people, or 1 in 47,496. In Germany Anselm is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 59 percent reside, Hesse, where 12 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Germany Anselm is found in 57 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and France, where 10 percent reside.

Anselm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Anselm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Anselm last name grew 2,390 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 5,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Anselm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Anselm surname are 2.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.05% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Anselm earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22.66% more than the national average, earning $52,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.03% more than the national average, earning $68,578 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anselme926,724/
Anshelm92142/
Anselmm921/
Anslm912/
Anslem83628/
Amselm8392/
Anzelm8384/
Ancelm8323/
Angelm835/
Anslme831/
Enselm830/
D'Anselme8095/
Anselmová809/
Ancelme77107/
Amselme775/
Anshlem771/
Ansilme770/
Amslem6757/
Anclem671/
Enzelm671/

Anselm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anselm in the Hindi language
सेलमselama-
Anselm in the Oriya language
ଆନେସେଲମ୍aneselam-
Anselm in the Marathi language
अन्सेanse50
अंसेanse20
अनसेanase10
अँन्सलमamnsalama10
अन्सेलमanselama10
Anselm in the Russian language
Ансельмanselm-

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