Globally, Andersen (Andersen 
, アンデルセン 
, Андерсен 
, among others...) is a rare largely masculine, but seldom female forename. The first name Andersen is characteristic of Reunion, where it is quite a common female name, Denmark, where it is quite a rare mostly masculine, but infrequently female name, and Norway, where it is a rare largely masculine, but seldom girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, China, and Reunion. Predominantly, Andersen is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Andersen | Norway, Sweden, United States, Germany, Denmark |
| アンデルセン | Japan |
| Андерсен | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| אנדרסן | Israel |
Anders, Anderson, Andersone, Anderssen, Andersson, Andersén, Anderzon, Anderßen, Andreasen, Andresen, Ândersen, Андерс, Андерсон, Андерссон, Андресен, Андэрсан, Ганс, Кристиан, Христиан, אנדרס, אנדרסון, أندرسون, اندرسن, هانس, อันเดอร์เซ่น, แอนเดอร์เซน, แอนเดอร์เซ่น, アンダーソン, アンデルソン, and 安徒生
Andersen is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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gil andersen Norwegian racing driver, US (b. 1879) |
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just andersen Danish designer, GL (b. 1884) |
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wies andersen Belgian film director, actor and journalist, BE (b. 1936) |
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| anker meyer andersen Danish track cyclist, DK (b. 1910) |
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| arlow w. andersen (b. 1906) |
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flemming andersen Danish artist, DK (b. 1968) |
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| hartvig andersen (b. 1912) |
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lemon andersen American poet, spoken word artist and actor, US (b. 1975) |
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brandt andersen American film producer, US (b. 1977) |
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puk damsgård andersen Danish journalist and author, DK (b. 1978) |
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| bent rold andersen Danish politician (1929-2015), DK (b. 1929) |
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| roy andersen American artist (b. 1930) |
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| bent werther andersen Danish autobiographer (b. 1930) |
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| finn steinar andersen Norwegian editor, NO (b. 1931) |
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| bent stier andersen Danish sprinter (b. 1932) |
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