Across the world, Віртанен (Virtanen 
, Wirtanen 
, Віртанен 
) is a very rare epicene first name. The first name Віртанен is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name. Much more prevalently, Віртанен is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Virtanen | Sweden, Estonia, Finland, United States, Canada |
| Wirtanen | Germany, Sweden, Finland, United States, Canada |
| Віртанен | Ukraine |