Andsen Surname

440,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Andsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7581:22,5853,433
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Andsen (1,530) may also be a first name.

Andsen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Andsen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Andsen occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Andsen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Andsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Andsen is the 440,539th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,379,081 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Andsen reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Andsen is also the 198,319th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,530 people.

The surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 758 people, or 1 in 22,585. Barring Malawi Andsen occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Andsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Andsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Andsen surname decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Handsen9262/
Andåsen922/
Aundsen920/
Andsjøen8614/
Handshen860/
Andson831,678/
Antsen8386/
Andzen8316/
Andsem837/
Amdsen834/
Andsan831/
Handson771,033/
Gantsen7715/
Handzen7710/
Antsien773/
Hantsen772/
Andzeng772/
Handsem772/
Hendsen772/
Handsin771/
Gandsan771/
Aandson771/
Gondsen771/
Hanscen771/
Gandson771/
Handsan770/
Andsion770/
Aundson770/
Anzen7326/
Ancen7318/
Gandzien71618/
Handshin7114/
Handchen7110/
Handsone719/
Handsing719/
Atentsen712/
Hanndson711/
Anthsaen711/
Andtsion711/
Andsingh711/
Haendcen711/
Hasndson710/
Handsonn710/
Annndson710/
Hanzen671,101/
Handschin671,008/
Ancsin67616/
Antson67278/
Anchen67274/
Ancien67184/
Hancen6779/
Anzeen6716/
Antsin6714/
Endsin6714/
Antsenova6710/
Andzengue676/
Antsan675/
Andzan675/
Ancsan673/
Andzin672/
Antxen671/
Andzon671/
Endsan671/
Andzyn671/
Endzen671/
Entsen671/
Ancsán671/
Anzien671/
Antzen671/
Antsengue671/
Handschan670/
Antgen670/
Ancenn670/
Handsahan670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Andsen
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