Anstel Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Anstel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anstel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Anstel Last Name Facts

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

Anstel is most common in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Anstel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anstel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Anstel are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Anstel is mostly concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 80 percent live and Tanga Region, where 20 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live.

Anstel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Anstel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Anstel surname contracted 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anstell928/
Hanshtel8613/
Ganshtel861/
Amstel83278/
Enstel831/
Anstil830/
Amstell7722/
Ganstil7711/
Hanstål778/
Aimstel772/
Anstill771/
Henstel770/
Anctl731/
Henstell719/
Hensztel711/
Anctil673,647/
Amstil672/
Amstill622/
Homstel621/
Henstil620/
Ottenstål534/
Omstil504/
Ottenståhl502/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Anstel
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