Fan Forename

38,102nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 19,793 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Macau

Fan Forename Definition:

A diminutive of Frances or, simply, of Fanny.

Fan Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
66%
 
3,5021:103,5234,549
China-2,3771:574,69727,619
Thailand
59%
 
1,9501:35,9314,268
Macau-1,7551:34785
Malaysia
73%
 
1,7511:17,3901,784
Taiwan
67%
 
1,1241:21,1473,865
Canada
 
62%
9761:33,9482,588
Russia
65%
 
8851:162,9762,622
Indonesia
100%
8001:322,45527,483
Egypt
99%
 
3471:264,8448,902
France
 
81%
2901:229,2083,496
England
63%
 
2831:196,4775,834
Greece
 
98%
2601:42,0561,554
Zambia-2561:61,9333,575
Australia-2201:62,0802,706
Pakistan
 
72%
2011:966,95417,312
India
61%
 
2001:6,074,390217,154
Poland
88%
 
1881:202,2723,614
Germany
 
61%
1721:562,0815,627
Netherlands
 
89%
1691:100,0125,177
Hong Kong-1581:49,0682,509
Ivory Coast
84%
 
1561:147,9238,044
Brazil
 
88%
1551:1,382,16932,772
Singapore
60%
 
1481:42,4806,607
DR Congo
78%
 
1231:600,22420,154
Spain
65%
 
1161:401,1205,722
Ireland
 
90%
681:68,2871,962
New Zealand-681:66,7073,277
Mauritius-661:19,6631,920
Sweden
62%
 
661:149,3625,748
Japan-641:1,999,78219,682
Congo
75%
 
611:82,1185,548
Zimbabwe
96%
 
611:252,84914,214
Ukraine
78%
 
461:989,1283,311
Iran
 
93%
431:1,825,50911,747
Belarus
80%
 
421:225,7711,881
Kazakhstan
78%
 
381:467,0227,101
South Africa
70%
 
361:1,514,79649,831
Belgium
 
79%
321:359,0646,694
Ecuador-311:571,8365,755
Nigeria
68%
 
301:5,918,81282,027
Scotland
80%
 
291:184,4953,374
Dominican Republic-251:417,25113,014
Hungary
 
90%
241:407,9901,624
Senegal
 
91%
241:607,5567,223
Finland
 
60%
201:274,1594,096
Papua New Guinea
54%
 
191:429,06933,046
Qatar
75%
 
181:131,64515,202
Liberia
71%
 
151:294,1379,351
Italy
 
58%
141:4,361,57821,991
Philippines
91%
 
131:8,154,575122,416
Norway
100%
121:427,6948,125
Vietnam
100%
121:7,718,5933,884
Denmark-111:513,5917,934
Switzerland
 
83%
101:821,35010,525
Venezuela
 
92%
101:3,020,18947,166
Madagascar-91:2,625,4903,077
Mexico
67%
 
91:13,793,82537,132
Peru
100%
91:3,532,38429,289
Tajikistan-91:930,5473,856
Afghanistan
56%
 
81:4,077,94025,891
Brunei-81:52,4461,266
Bulgaria
100%
81:873,79910,237
South Korea-81:693,05314,847
Wales
50%
 
81:386,7895,520
Albania
100%
71:435,22416,450
Argentina
100%
71:6,110,46314,292
Burkina Faso
100%
71:2,625,63848,146
Niger
 
86%
71:2,740,57130,052
Estonia
100%
61:219,2306,245
Uruguay-61:571,2736,582
Kosovo-51:372,28810,773
Northern Ireland-41:460,7862,461
Austria
100%
41:2,128,55010,134
Azerbaijan-41:2,410,73623,569
Chile
50%
 
41:4,401,80221,957
Costa Rica
50%
 
41:1,191,98712,292
Ethiopia-41:24,390,03319,296
Moldova-41:890,2854,314
Portugal-41:2,602,7168,189
Saudi Arabia-41:7,703,14117,485
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Turkmenistan
100%
41:1,368,2182,487
Benin-31:3,525,28151,145
Colombia
100%
31:15,926,30951,235
Kyrgyzstan
 
67%
31:1,991,09230,660
Algeria-21:19,088,36022,377
Cameroon
100%
21:10,805,25286,897
Jamaica-21:1,441,61415,741
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Lithuania-21:1,475,9413,949
Panama-21:1,953,27831,007
Tanzania
100%
21:26,394,16073,301
Uganda
100%
21:20,478,46091,660
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Armenia
100%
11:2,918,75314,910
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Chad
100%
11:13,598,39815,363
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
Czechia
95%
 
11:10,656,16211,509
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Eritrea-11:4,752,977997
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Georgia
100%
11:3,738,46629,095
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Guinea-11:11,858,6477,978
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Mongolia-11:2,934,81416,205
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
11:191,9975,295
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Uzbekistan
100%
11:30,786,44017,476
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474

Fan (7,437,416) may also be a surname.

Fan Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A diminutive of Frances or, simply, of Fanny.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Fan Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fang8620,338/
Fane8610,074/
Fahn861,738/
Fann861,391/
Fain861,306/
Faun86621/
Fatn86356/
Faan86342/
Fean86133/
Fand86129/
Fant86127/
Fanh8689/
Fanë8658/
Fhan8623/
Fayn8615/
Ffan865/
Famn864/
Fasn864/
Pfan863/
Hfan862/
Fanq862/
Fgan861/
Vfan861/
Wfan861/
Faten75239,659/
Fatin7580,807/
Fanne7526,531/
Fasen754,990/
Fanhe754,335/
Fahan753,710/
Fatne752,254/
Fayne75849/
Faine75522/
Fagne75426/
Faune75163/
Fasin7593/
Facen7564/
Faing7543/
Fhang7541/
Faijn7533/
Faimn7533/
Feann7530/
Famne7529/
Faang7527/
Faisn7518/
Faint7516/
Facin7516/
Fağan7515/
Faane7515/
Faung7514/
Faunt7513/
Fhanh7511/
Feang7511/
Fanqu7511/
Faujn7510/
Fathn759/
Faain758/
Feane757/
Fattn757/
Faitn757/
Fauhn756/
Fhane756/
Faynn755/
Fhaun755/
Faïne754/
Faunn753/
Fasne753/
Faind753/
Fanng753/
Fannt753/
Fandh753/
Wfanh753/
Fannì752/
Pfang752/
Pfann752/
Ffang752/
Famnd752/
Fahun752/
Fatèn751/
Fhean751/
Fgain751/
Fhank751/
Fhant751/
Faund751/
Faíne751/
Fannd751/
Fangg751/
Fanhs751/
Fandd751/
Fanøe751/
Faank751/
Fahnn751/
Fajnd751/
Fainn751/
Phfan751/
Hpfan751/
Pfane751/
Vfand751/
Wfain751/
Wfatn751/
Fat'n751/
Fatnh751/
Fhamn751/
Faèno751/
Fahyn751/
Van671,106,696/
Fam6716,008/
Fating676,574/
Fon675,170/
Fachen672,592/
Fateen672,371/
Fatten67441/
Fausen67316/
Fautin67268/
Fateng67251/
Faatin67185/
Fattin67165/
Faisin67134/
Fhatin6777/
Fangue6775/
Faitin6760/
Fangqu6757/
Faseen6745/
Fachin6739/
Fassin6733/
Fasing6732/
Faytin6726/
Facing6722/
Feanne6720/
Faggin6719/
Fausin6719/
Faseng6714/
Faisen6713/
Faynne6713/
Fauten6711/
Fainne6711/
Fhaten6711/
Fatinn6710/
Faunne678/
Fanova678/
Faceng677/
Faiten675/
Facent675/
Fahaan675/
Fanová674/
Fatenn674/
Fathyn674/
Fhayne674/
Fahten674/
Fhanne674/
Ffatin674/
Fayten673/
Featin673/
Fiuani673/
Faisng673/
Fhaine673/
Fatimn672/
Faucin672/
Fhagne672/
Featen672/
Fasien672/
Fasint672/
Faanck672/
Faaten672/
Fainth672/
Fangne672/
Fanowa672/
Fa'ain672/
Fahain672/
Fahyna672/
Faysng672/
Fatint672/
Faanne671/
Fasihn671/
Fassen671/
Faumne671/
Faunth671/
Fatind671/
Fatinë671/
Faytne671/
Fayşen671/
Fazcin671/
Fanndh671/
Fanque671/
Faahan671/
Faasen671/
Fahein671/
Facint671/
Faithn671/
Pfaijn671/
Wfaanh671/
Fağane671/
Fatihn671/
Fatijn671/
Fattyn671/
Fhanck671/
Faigne671/
Fa'ane671/
Fa'tin671/
Fadtin671/

Fan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fan in the Russian language
Фанfan-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fan