Cognomen العنسي (Ansi 
, العنسي 
, Alanssi 
) , around the globe, is a common last name. The last name العنسي is habitual in Yemen, where it is quite a common surname, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare surname, and Saudi Arabia. Much less frequently, العنسي is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Ansi | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saudi Arabia, India, Tunisia, Indonesia |
| العنسي | Jordan, Yemen, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman |
| Alanssi | United States, Yemen, Saudi Arabia |
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قائد محمد العنسي Yemeni writer, YE |
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| محمد العنسي FBI informant, YE (b. 1952) |
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| خالد محمد قاسم العنسي Yemeni politician, YE (b. 1968) |
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| علي حسين ناصر العنسي Yemeni politician, YE (b. 1970) |
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| الأسود العنسي false prophet in Islam, YE |
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| أحمد قاسم العنسي Yemeni politician, YE |
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| أنور العنسي Yemeni journalist, YE |
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