Globally, Ancel (Ancel 
, Ансель 
, אנסל 
) is quite a rare unisex first name. The forename Ancel is characteristic of Jamaica, where it is a rare male name, Philippines, where it is a rare epicene name, and the Dominican Republic, where it is a rare masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Philippines, the United States, and Afghanistan. More prevalently, Ancel is the last name as well as the forename.