Anselme Surname

73,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Anselme Surname Definition:

ANSELME: Anselm, a well-known personal name. It is sometimes corrupted to Ancell and Ansell.

Anselme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,6541:25,0272,982
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Chad1,2521:10,8561,398
Haiti4311:24,7891,922
Brazil2621:817,07829,598
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
Belgium1431:80,39612,660
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Ivory Coast511:452,37714,862
Mauritius321:40,4197,602
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
England41:13,929,515290,718
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Anselmé (12) are calculated separately.

Anselme (63,634) may also be a first name.

Anselme Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

ANSELME: Anselm, a well-known personal name. It is sometimes corrupted to Ancell and Ansell.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Anselme Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anselme is most common in France. It may occur as: Anselmé. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anselme? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 73,237th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,083,811 people. The surname Anselme occurs mostly in Africa, where 44 percent of Anselme live; 40 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 15,094th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 63,634 people.

The last name Anselme is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 2,654 people, or 1 in 25,027. In France Anselme is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 30 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 16 percent live and Île-de-France, where 12 percent live. Not including France Anselme occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 22 percent live and Chad, where 19 percent live.

Anselme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Anselme has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Anselme last name expanded 2,127 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Anselme Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Anselme surname are 16.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

Anselme earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anselmé9512/
Anselmet93437/
Anselmes931/
Anselmer931/
Anselmie931/
Anselm923,975/
Anslme921/
D'Anselme8895/
Hanselmer881/
Anselmi8619,464/
Anselma86289/
Enselme86218/
Anshelm86142/
Ancelme86107/
Anselmy8622/
Amselme865/
Anselmm861/
Ansilme860/
Anslm832/
Ancelmet8012/
Hanselma804/
Annselma801/
Anselmit801/
Anslem77628/
Amselm7792/
Anzelm7784/
Ancelm7723/
Angelm775/
D'Anselmi7554/
Anselmová759/
Anzelmi7155/
Ancelmi7140/
Ancelma7127/
Angelmi715/
Amselmi715/
Ancelmé712/
Enselmi712/
Anxelmi711/
Ancelmy711/
Anshlem711/
Ansilma711/
Ganzelmi672/
Ancelmio671/
Amslem6257/
Anclem621/

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