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Chan
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  • Used in: 4 countries

Origin: Cantonese

From Cantonese 陳／陈 (can⁴).

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

  • Chân Variant with diacritics
  • Chán Variant with diacritics
  • Chane Derived from Chan
  • Chany Derived from Chan
  • Chanh Derived from Chan
  • Chani Derived from Chan
  • Chanu Derived from Chan
  • Chans Derived from Chan
  • Chand Derived from Chan
  • Chang Derived from Chan

Popularity by Country

United States Chan Listen Favorite Share Copy

Rank #459
Frequency 65,719 people (24.36 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 2.72% Hispanic 2.87% Black 0.54% Asian/PI 91.01% Native Am. 0.04% Two+ 2.82%
U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

United Kingdom Chan Listen Favorite Share Copy

Rank #529
Frequency 0.03% of population

Popularity Over Time (Scotland)

NRS Most Common Surnames 2024 ↗ / NRS Scotland (chart data) ↗

Russia Chan Listen Favorite Share Copy

Rank #55883
Frequency 9 people
sorokinpf/russian_names ↗

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