Anssens Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Anssens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anssens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France471:1,413,249138,595
Belgium401:287,41633,962
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

Anssens Last Name Facts

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

Anssens is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anssens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Anssens is the 1,980,395th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Anssens reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Anssens is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 1,413,249. In France it is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 47 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 40 percent reside and Corsica, where 4 percent reside. Outside of France this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 45 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanssens933,652/
Ganssens932/
Ansens9213/
Hansens86254/
Anssems86106/
Ansuens861/
Ansns833/
Henssens8015/
Hanszens808/
Hannsens802/
Hamssens801/
Gonssens801/
Ancens7716/
Amsens776/
Onsens775/
Ansins775/
Angens774/
Anzens773/
Heynssens75217/
Hensens71261/
Hanzens7142/
Gansins711/
Hansenz711/
Anchens710/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Anssens
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