Around the world, Jansen (Jansen 
, Янсен 
, يانسن 
, among others...) is a common principally male, but very infrequently girly given name. The first name Jansen is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Indonesia, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Philippines, where it is quite a rare primarily boy's, but very seldom female name, and Singapore, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Indonesia, Philippines, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More prevalently, Jansen is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Jansen | Germany, Netherlands, Indonesia, United States, South Africa |
| Янсен | Ukraine, Russia |
| يانسن | Egypt, Palestinian Territory |
Jansen is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jansen , the musical character in the musical Kuifje – De Zonnetempel by Dirk Brossé and Jensen Ames , character in Death Race.
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sacharias jansen Dutch spectacle maker and microscope inventor, NL (b. 1588) |
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| scholte jansen NL (b. 1607) |
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wicher jansen Dutch entrepreneur, NL (b. 1848) |
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fons jansen Dutch comedian (1925-1991), NL (b. 1925) |
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| murk jansen NL (b. 1867) |
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ross malcolm jansen Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand, NZ (b. 1932) |
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| quirin jansen German politician, DE (b. 1888) |
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| ray jansen American baseball player (1889-1934), US (b. 1889) |
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| lambert jansen Dutch painter, NL (b. 1891) |
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| gijsbertha jansen Dutch Righteous Among the Nations, NL (b. 1892) |
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| kee jansen NL (b. 1890) |
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roy jansen Norwegian ice hockey player, NO (b. 1950) |
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leoni jansen Dutch female singer and news presenter, NL (b. 1955) |
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| walther jansen DE (b. 1897) |
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marti jansen poet from the Netherlands, NL (b. 1964) |
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