Chan Surname

271^st

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 1,967,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Hong Kong

Highest density in:

Hong Kong

Chan Surname Definition:

(Chinese) Old.

Chan Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Hong Kong	712,029	1:10	1
Cambodia	219,516	1:71	2
Singapore	178,566	1:31	2
Malaysia	130,002	1:227	15
Myanmar	104,097	1:499	81
United States	102,590	1:3,533	376
Mexico	97,349	1:1,275	193
Macau	54,537	1:11	1
Laos	48,299	1:136	35
Canada	44,491	1:828	36
South Sudan	43,331	1:263	53
Madagascar	25,611	1:923	190
Philippines	24,837	1:4,076	315
Guatemala	22,189	1:725	131
Thailand	18,863	1:3,745	100
Australia	17,435	1:1,548	182
China	14,090	1:97,042	227
England	13,964	1:3,990	532
Vietnam	11,322	1:8,183	248
Indonesia	9,844	1:13,434	1,688
India	8,402	1:91,296	6,054
Sudan	8,120	1:4,619	661
Japan	5,103	1:25,053	2,633
Bangladesh	3,965	1:40,191	2,350
Pakistan	3,809	1:46,900	1,957
Mauritius	3,558	1:364	12
France	3,136	1:21,181	2,461
Russia	2,837	1:50,801	6,688
Belize	2,490	1:143	9
Sri Lanka	2,339	1:8,896	1,290
United Arab Emirates	2,335	1:3,924	496
Kenya	1,878	1:24,590	2,777
New Zealand	1,530	1:2,960	450
Netherlands	1,426	1:11,842	1,674
Scotland	1,292	1:4,144	717
Taiwan	1,255	1:18,681	273
Panama	1,145	1:3,417	426
Costa Rica	1,086	1:4,402	376
Egypt	1,068	1:86,082	7,577
Ukraine	897	1:50,750	7,343
Morocco	852	1:40,465	6,572
Fiji	754	1:1,186	145
Dominican Republic	740	1:14,099	1,051
Samoa	730	1:265	50
French Polynesia	632	1:444	13
South Africa	629	1:86,133	10,595
Venezuela	609	1:49,596	2,479
Germany	582	1:138,326	16,792
Brazil	581	1:368,458	14,077
Spain	575	1:81,308	7,005
Guyana	542	1:1,406	238
Ghana	485	1:55,713	5,980
Saudi Arabia	477	1:64,687	9,689
Trinidad and Tobago	472	1:2,890	498
Ecuador	439	1:36,232	4,069
Brunei	427	1:981	199
Suriname	422	1:1,310	112
Wales	388	1:7,976	886
Ireland	362	1:13,008	1,555
Belgium	355	1:32,385	5,249
Sweden	313	1:31,459	2,567
Peru	305	1:104,210	6,519
Switzerland	298	1:27,560	4,226
Northern Ireland	296	1:6,233	1,130
Argentina	254	1:168,281	14,146
Portugal	236	1:44,145	2,563
Kazakhstan	226	1:78,241	9,191
Qatar	215	1:10,967	1,206
Papua New Guinea	211	1:38,643	4,669
Belarus	200	1:47,505	8,091
Kuwait	193	1:19,693	2,634
Norway	187	1:27,499	3,760
South Korea	181	1:283,095	207
Guam	156	1:1,026	149
Nigeria	152	1:1,165,413	47,471
Jamaica	141	1:20,354	1,773
Bahrain	132	1:10,217	1,962
Lithuania	109	1:27,840	4,943
Bulgaria	106	1:65,839	4,287
Latvia	102	1:20,098	3,038
Luxembourg	94	1:6,176	909
Italy	93	1:657,599	58,183
Uzbekistan	82	1:377,185	9,590
Denmark	76	1:74,273	7,314
Austria	69	1:123,412	17,157
Honduras	68	1:129,654	1,873
Cameroon	67	1:309,986	28,740
Estonia	65	1:20,335	3,530
Chile	63	1:279,627	8,218
Finland	59	1:93,164	9,704
New Caledonia	47	1:5,877	1,249
Greece	43	1:257,670	38,951
Aruba	42	1:2,464	355
Poland	41	1:927,043	69,048
Israel	39	1:219,427	20,804
Iran	37	1:2,075,203	73,016
Angola	36	1:749,700	2,649
Ethiopia	36	1:2,709,618	8,935
Uganda	34	1:1,148,214	47,064
Mongolia	32	1:88,290	6,105
Paraguay	32	1:226,148	4,042
Iraq	31	1:1,129,731	13,630
Zimbabwe	31	1:498,008	41,116
Colombia	26	1:1,837,464	11,767
Afghanistan	25	1:1,286,127	11,103
Seychelles	23	1:4,017	661
American Samoa	22	1:2,534	546
Northern Mariana Islands	22	1:2,481	276
DR Congo	21	1:3,518,075	145,665
Moldova	21	1:169,589	17,028
Solomon Islands	19	1:30,528	6,049
Malta	18	1:23,904	1,289
Oman	17	1:216,939	3,845
Tajikistan	16	1:524,168	3,647
Cuba	15	1:768,181	6,046
Cyprus	15	1:58,992	5,768
El Salvador	15	1:422,926	2,747
Hungary	15	1:654,418	37,235
Iceland	15	1:25,339	1,935
Curaçao	14	1:11,232	389
Turkey	14	1:5,558,673	112,907
Kyrgyzstan	13	1:459,435	35,797
Tanzania	13	1:4,072,432	52,852
Uruguay	13	1:263,981	18,914
Nicaragua	12	1:501,758	3,714
United States Virgin Islands	11	1:10,034	1,440
Armenia	10	1:293,018	6,863
Bermuda	10	1:6,528	1,005
East Timor	9	1:135,103	179
Gabon	9	1:209,910	2,378
Libya	9	1:693,775	1,982
Malawi	9	1:1,902,123	19,532
Mozambique	9	1:3,029,063	2,946
Tunisia	9	1:67,847	8,246
Vanuatu	9	1:29,253	714
Azerbaijan	8	1:1,206,140	16,795
Ivory Coast	8	1:2,883,904	43,419
Nepal	8	1:3,560,120	10,569
Isle of Man	7	1:12,260	2,387
Liberia	7	1:629,791	27,063
Romania	7	1:2,868,267	56,178
Antigua and Barbuda	6	1:16,528	1,436
Bahamas	5	1:78,350	887
Benin	5	1:2,067,120	68,069
Georgia	5	1:749,109	21,598
Monaco	5	1:7,413	1,114
Gambia	4	1:480,863	548
Grenada	4	1:27,134	1,180
Guernsey	4	1:16,110	1,225
Kiribati	4	1:28,352	669
Maldives	4	1:101,043	3,565
Palau	4	1:5,411	112
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4	1:28,165	1,050
Togo	4	1:1,811,942	8,122
Yemen	4	1:6,606,324	25,896
Cook Islands	3	1:6,060	1,122
Czechia	3	1:3,544,490	144,714
Jordan	3	1:2,947,479	21,051
Puerto Rico	3	1:1,183,380	5,289
Slovakia	3	1:1,778,817	104,392
Albania	2	1:1,457,028	24,967
Algeria	2	1:19,315,776	97,017
Barbados	2	1:143,724	1,981
British Virgin Islands	2	1:15,797	839
Micronesia	2	1:53,122	1,264
Slovenia	2	1:1,243,838	27,519
Transnistria	2	1:237,350	16,204
Zambia	2	1:7,924,961	45,994
Andorra	1	1:83,838	2,381
Bhutan	1	1:616,039	1,715
Bolivia	1	1:10,616,434	17,077
Burkina Faso	1	1:18,352,100	30,051
Burundi	1	1:9,804,852	2,349
Cayman Islands	1	1:63,893	2,384
Chad	1	1:13,592,199	13,092
Comoros	1	1:749,524	685
Croatia	1	1:4,228,604	99,289
Djibouti	1	1:914,932	1,612
Haiti	1	1:10,683,907	24,607
Lebanon	1	1:5,637,083	32,436
Lesotho	1	1:2,032,558	23,402
Liechtenstein	1	1:38,378	1,726
Mali	1	1:16,969,035	4,067
Montenegro	1	1:639,565	9,092
Niger	1	1:19,192,017	110,060
Rwanda	1	1:11,364,978	5,947
Saint Lucia	1	1:178,781	3,800
Senegal	1	1:14,579,342	11,705
Sierra Leone	1	1:7,089,631	1,533
Syria	1	1:19,301,022	22,457
Tonga	1	1:107,313	791
Turkmenistan	1	1:5,489,112	11,427
Turks and Caicos Islands	1	1:34,329	862

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Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
England	12	1:2,031,281	60,933

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	385	1:130,438	12,506

The alternate forms: Chán (86), Chañ (3), Chań (2), Çhan (1) & Chàn (1) are calculated separately.

Chan (915,354) may also be a first name.

Chan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? ^{meaning and history}

(Chinese) Old.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname originated from the Chinese surname Chen.

However, when these people migrated out of China, to their respective countries, the immigration officers at those countries each had their own dialect. Therefore when Cantonese people said it, it became Chan, and when Teochew or Hokkien (Singapore) people said it, it became Chan. And respectively for all the other variations.

- tann

The Chan surname has Mayan origins, it comes from a commonly used Mayan word, which means 'little'. In Yucatan, same place where the meteor hit (in a region called Chicxulub) Chan is the most common last name, and one of the many prevalent Mayan last names to this day.

- alemagana

This surname originated from the crown prince of the Wu Kingdom in the Xia Dynasty, who changed his surname to Zeng after fleeing the Kingdom.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Meaning: exhibit, display or plead. A surname of Chen dynasty.

- jahleo

The Chan surname means 'sky' in Mayan languages.

- jerson

DNA test information

Chan Demographics

Average Chan Salary in
United States

$50,537^USD

Per year

Rank:

390,343 of 1,180,305

Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:

0.030682

Rank: 327 of 1,181,369

Percentage of national average salary:

117.12%

Sample size: 51,778 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149^USD

Per year

Per month:

$3,596^USD

Per week:

$799^USD

Per day:

$118^USD

View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States

Chan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Chan (Arabic: شأن, Bengali: চান, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻥ, Hindi: चन्द, Marathi: चन, Oriya: ଚନ, Russian: Чан, Tibetan: ཅན་) occurs in Hong Kong more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Chán, Chañ, Chań, Çhan or Chàn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 271^st most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,704 people. The surname Chan is primarily found in Asia, where 79 percent of Chan live; 40 percent live in East Asia and 40 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 1,010^th most frequently held first name globally, held by 915,354 people.

It is the most prevalent surname in 2 countries: Hong Kong, where 36 percent live and Macau, where 3 percent live. The last name is most frequently used in Hong Kong, where it is borne by 712,029 people, or 1 in 10. Excluding Hong Kong it occurs in 192 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 11 percent live and Singapore, where 9 percent live.

Chan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Chan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chan surname expanded 26,647 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 116,367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (57%) in Russia, Orthodox (93%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Chan last name are 21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 74.23% registered with the political party.

The amount Chan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 84.57% less than the national average, earning €4,634 per year; in Norway they earn 12.01% less than the national average, earning 304,531 kr per year; in Peru they earn 103.19% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,388 per year; in South Africa they earn 35.12% more than the national average, earning R 321,096 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning $23,882,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.12% more than the national average, earning $50,537 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.03% more than the national average, earning $60,130 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Chán	92	86	/
Chañ	92	3	/
Chań	92	2	/
Çhan	92	1	/
Chàn	92	1	/
Chang	89	3,834,963	/
Chand	89	2,040,950	/
Chane	89	32,981	/
Chain	89	8,700	/
Chant	89	6,571	/
Chanh	89	2,504	/
Chean	89	1,458	/
Chaun	89	1,382	/
Tchan	89	999	/
Chann	89	970	/
Schan	89	554	/
Chhan	89	543	/
Chaan	89	91	/
Chayn	89	76	/
Chajn	89	59	/
Chgan	89	40	/
Chamn	89	28	/
Chaín	89	20	/
Chahn	89	4	/
Hchan	89	3	/
Chanq	89	3	/
Chasn	89	2	/
Ch'an	89	2	/
Dchan	89	2	/
Chzan	89	2	/
Chatn	89	1	/
Han	86	10,833,230	/
Can	86	302,343	/
Chacin	80	26,757	/
Cheang	80	17,327	/
Channe	80	9,089	/
Tchang	80	3,866	/
Chaine	80	3,029	/
Chasin	80	2,097	/
Chahan	80	2,094	/
Tschan	80	1,617	/
Chasen	80	1,477	/
Schaan	80	1,327	/
Chaane	80	1,270	/
Chamng	80	908	/
Channd	80	843	/
Chatin	80	791	/
Chaing	80	677	/
Tchant	80	631	/
Schaun	80	613	/
Schain	80	585	/
Chandh	80	580	/
Chaand	80	368	/
Chaung	80	311	/
Chhean	80	239	/
Chhang	80	234	/
Chagne	80	231	/
Schahn	80	197	/
Schann	80	179	/
Chayne	80	155	/
Chauhn	80	136	/
Chhand	80	135	/
Tchane	80	127	/
Chahyn	80	127	/
Chaang	80	125	/
Chaune	80	124	/
Chaunt	80	119	/
Chhann	80	79	/
Chasyn	80	76	/
Chhane	80	73	/
Chaten	80	66	/
Chahín	80	52	/
Chahun	80	49	/
Changh	80	29	/
Chatne	80	26	/
Chanhe	80	25	/
Channg	80	24	/
Chaund	80	23	/
Schean	80	22	/
Cahain	80	21	/
Chandd	80	15	/
Chaind	80	13	/
Chajne	80	12	/
Chhanh	80	10	/
Chamne	80	9	/
Chainh	80	9	/
Tchean	80	8	/
Chamnd	80	6	/
Czhang	80	6	/
Changg	80	6	/
Tchand	80	6	/
Ch'ang	80	5	/
Zchang	80	5	/
Schamn	80	5	/
Chaint	80	5	/
Chgain	80	4	/
Chhaun	80	4	/
Chhgan	80	4	/
Cheann	80	4	/
Chacen	80	4	/
Chasne	80	4	/
Chaîne	80	4	/
Chaunh	80	4	/
Chandt	80	3	/
Schhan	80	3	/
Chchan	80	3	/
Dchang	80	3	/
Cahayn	80	3	/
Schatn	80	2	/
Caahan	80	2	/
Chaisn	80	2	/
Chanhd	80	2	/
Chanhg	80	2	/
Shchan	80	2	/
Chhaan	80	2	/
Chainn	80	2	/
Cheane	80	1	/
Chamnt	80	1	/
Chanqu	80	1	/
Changq	80	1	/
Chaann	80	1	/
Chasnd	80	1	/
Chhant	80	1	/
Chaunk	80	1	/
Chayng	80	1	/
Jchain	80	1	/
Dchand	80	1	/
Zschan	80	1	/
Dschan	80	1	/
Hchang	80	1	/
Schanh	80	1	/
Schaín	80	1	/
Tchaan	80	1	/
D'Chan	80	1	/
Chshan	80	1	/
Chatín	80	1	/
Changȗ	80	1	/
Chancg	80	1	/
Chaïne	80	1	/
Cheanc	80	1	/
Chaant	80	1	/
Hschan	80	1	/
Dchane	80	1	/
Chanhc	80	1	/
Cha'an	80	1	/
Cha'ng	80	1	/
Changc	80	1	/
Chantt	80	1	/
Cheatn	80	1	/
Cheaun	80	1	/
Hdchan	80	1	/
Schanc	80	0	/
Chathn	80	0	/
Khan	75	22,854,524	/
Zhan	75	2,036,611	/
Chon	75	1,060,144	/
Hang	75	277,293	/
Hahn	75	187,955	/
Cain	75	115,638	/
Cham	75	100,790	/
Shan	75	86,689	/
Hand	75	49,611	/
Hasn	75	43,057	/
Hane	75	24,726	/
Hann	75	21,798	/
Cann	75	20,794	/
Hain	75	17,972	/
Hanh	75	17,043	/
Haan	75	11,407	/
Haun	75	10,440	/
Cian	75	7,583	/
Canh	75	5,790	/
Hsan	75	2,261	/
Hayn	75	2,187	/
Cean	75	2,178	/
Hant	75	1,693	/
Hean	75	1,290	/
Caan	75	682	/
Hajn	75	512	/
Caun	75	397	/
Hamn	75	336	/
Cayn	75	84	/
Csan	75	70	/
Czan	75	59	/
Hanț	75	49	/
Tcan	75	29	/
Hjan	75	24	/
Xhan	75	23	/
Cehn	75	22	/
Hhan	75	19	/
Haán	75	14	/
Hatn	75	12	/
Hanq	75	7	/
Håan	75	6	/
Hcan	75	4	/
Caín	75	4	/
Hanø	75	4	/
Ha'n	75	4	/
Chón	75	2	/
Cajn	75	2	/
Canì	75	2	/
Caïn	75	2	/
Hzan	75	1	/
Haín	75	1	/
Chaisin	73	5,668	/
Chaisen	73	3,722	/
Chaigne	73	2,389	/
Chassin	73	2,076	/
Chatten	73	1,648	/
Chasing	73	1,599	/
Chattin	73	1,549	/
Schanck	73	1,074	/
Chanova	73	974	/
Schamne	73	874	/
Tschann	73	870	/
Chachin	73	671	/
Chheang	73	590	/
Chaahan	73	368	/
Schaten	73	289	/
Chautin	73	261	/
Tschank	73	254	/
Chassen	73	168	/
Chahyna	73	150	/
Chaitin	73	149	/
Chchane	73	143	/
Changue	73	83	/
Chhanne	73	55	/
Chaugne	73	46	/
Schaink	73	46	/
Chanque	73	43	/
Chashyn	73	43	/
Schaank	73	38	/
Chahain	73	37	/
Cheanne	73	35	/
Changne	73	35	/
Tschand	73	32	/
Chachyn	73	32	/
Chanová	73	31	/
Chating	73	29	/
Chaiten	73	28	/
Chaisne	73	28	/
Schayna	73	23	/
Chascin	73	22	/
Chausin	73	21	/
Shchand	73	18	/
Tchamne	73	18	/
Tchatin	73	17	/
Chamgne	73	14	/
Chahtin	73	13	/
Chhaing	73	10	/
Chaseng	73	9	/
Uamchan	73	9	/
Chateen	73	6	/
Chachen	73	6	/
Chacing	73	6	/
Chahand	73	5	/
Chausen	73	5	/
Schandt	73	5	/
Tchanne	73	5	/
Tchagne	73	5	/
Chhatin	73	5	/
Tcheang	73	4	/
Chaucin	73	4	/
Chanddh	73	3	/
Stchang	73	3	/
Schahan	73	3	/
Chanowa	73	3	/
Chauten	73	3	/
Tchahan	73	3	/
Cheaten	73	2	/
Chainhe	73	2	/
Chaunne	73	2	/
Cheasen	73	2	/
Tchaine	73	2	/
D'Chang	73	2	/
Chaceng	73	2	/
Cahahan	73	1	/
Channhe	73	1	/
Chaandh	73	1	/
Chaggin	73	1	/
Chaseen	73	1	/
Chatent	73	1	/
Chhagne	73	1	/
Chhahne	73	1	/
Chhanth	73	1	/
Chheanh	73	1	/
Chauhjn	73	1	/
Chauhnn	73	1	/
Chchand	73	1	/
Cheathn	73	1	/
Schaung	73	1	/
Tschant	73	1	/
Schamnn	73	1	/
Tchaten	73	1	/
Tchaane	73	1	/
Tchanck	73	1	/
Tchandd	73	1	/
Chaucen	73	1	/
Chattyn	73	1	/
Chaysin	73	1	/
Chahaan	73	1	/
Chaitén	73	1	/
Chaasen	73	1	/
Schannd	73	1	/
Chahyne	73	1	/
Chainhk	73	1	/
Chainnt	73	1	/
Chaanhg	73	1	/
Chasien	73	1	/
Geechan	73	0	/
Schsane	73	0	/
Schasne	73	0	/
Schanzs	73	0	/
Schaing	73	0	/
Scheank	73	0	/
Scheatn	73	0	/
Tschanc	73	0	/
Chong	67	2,860,569	/
Shang	67	1,575,319	/
Khanh	67	114,637	/
Zahan	67	93,759	/
Hasen	67	73,598	/
Heang	67	46,031	/
Şahan	67	38,577	/
Khann	67	35,524	/
Sahan	67	35,144	/
Hasin	67	21,925	/
Shane	67	19,722	/
Hssan	67	14,079	/
Hanne	67	12,846	/
Shand	67	12,574	/
Chone	67	10,630	/
Shain	67	6,087	/
Schon	67	6,074	/
Khane	67	6,007	/
Khaan	67	5,186	/
Shaun	67	4,789	/
Choon	67	4,708	/
Chein	67	4,230	/
Shaan	67	4,065	/
Hayne	67	3,765	/
Cheam	67	3,495	/
Haine	67	3,088	/
Chaising	67	2,874	/
Shean	67	2,539	/
Khaun	67	2,439	/
Dzhan	67	2,388	/
Chond	67	2,056	/
Chaim	67	1,956	/
Hsain	67	1,760	/
Chuon	67	1,563	/
Çahan	67	1,527	/
Shann	67	1,439	/
Handt	67	1,361	/
Chaum	67	1,283	/
Hatin	67	1,233	/
Haing	67	1,180	/
Shant	67	1,163	/
Ciang	67	854	/
Ceant	67	797	/
Chaussin	67	795	/
Khean	67	757	/
Choin	67	651	/
Chaichin	67	644	/
Hasne	67	617	/
Khain	67	605	/
Hacen	67	604	/
Shanh	67	597	/
Choun	67	570	/
Haung	67	567	/
Hahan	67	512	/
Cheun	67	465	/
Hamng	67	465	/
Chañe	67	390	/
Chham	67	378	/
Hahyn	67	358	/
Tcham	67	326	/
Hasyn	67	287	/
Hacin	67	281	/
Tchangue	67	280	/
Haten	67	278	/
Shajn	67	245	/
Hsaan	67	245	/
Shayn	67	235	/
Chatting	67	214	/
Hancq	67	207	/
Heane	67	198	/
Chont	67	198	/
Chaichen	67	197	/
Haane	67	195	/
Haanh	67	191	/
Hagne	67	185	/
Hahun	67	158	/
Hsean	67	155	/
Haang	67	149	/
Chhon	67	147	/
Tchon	67	147	/
Czaun	67	141	/
Haasn	67	135	/
Schauten	67	117	/
Chamd	67	116	/
Hanjš	67	115	/
Shahn	67	97	/
Chassing	67	90	/
Tchanque	67	88	/
Hamne	67	87	/
Hatyn	67	86	/
Hsian	67	85	/
Chaiseng	67	82	/
Haune	67	78	/
Schán	67	77	/
Khayn	67	74	/
Chaam	67	74	/
Channova	67	71	/
Schattin	67	71	/
Ceane	67	65	/
Schanova	67	65	/
Khgan	67	65	/
Khhan	67	64	/
Hahnn	67	61	/
Schausen	67	51	/
Hauhn	67	48	/
Haunn	67	45	/
Chonn	67	42	/
Chaheine	67	41	/
Tchangne	67	41	/
Hajng	67	39	/
Hantt	67	38	/
Cațan	67	38	/
Czang	67	37	/
Hangg	67	32	/
Handå	67	32	/
Zhanh	67	29	/
Tshan	67	29	/
Hsang	67	29	/
Chamg	67	27	/
Haind	67	26	/
Cannì	67	26	/
Chamh	67	25	/
Haahn	67	24	/
Schań	67	24	/
Haunt	67	23	/
Khajn	67	22	/
Chonh	67	20	/
Chamt	67	19	/
Chohn	67	19	/
Hamnå	67	19	/
Hshan	67	18	/
Chaynova	67	17	/
Tchassin	67	17	/
Shchahyn	67	17	/
Schassen	67	16	/
Cheyn	67	16	/
Hkhan	67	16	/
Hausn	67	16	/
Zhann	67	16	/
Tchateng	67	16	/
Haint	67	15	/
Hsaun	67	15	/
Ceaun	67	15	/
Chassent	67	15	/
Hatne	67	14	/
Hainn	67	14	/
Ciane	67	13	/
Hhsan	67	13	/
Tchassen	67	13	/
Cainn	67	12	/
Chaym	67	12	/
Chojn	67	12	/
Hamnd	67	10	/
Shamn	67	10	/
Hankø	67	10	/
Hannd	67	9	/
Schattyn	67	9	/
Schainck	67	9	/
Hamnn	67	9	/
Handh	67	8	/
Haïne	67	8	/
Chausing	67	8	/
Chanhova	67	7	/
Hanhe	67	7	/
Czant	67	7	/
Hjaan	67	7	/
Hsasn	67	6	/
Cianc	67	6	/
Hannh	67	6	/
Chonc	67	6	/
Csain	67	6	/
Cauhn	67	5	/
Haisn	67	5	/
Haynh	67	5	/
Chzen	67	5	/
Cheachen	67	5	/
Chassint	67	5	/
Chaching	67	5	/
Shhan	67	5	/
Hamnc	67	4	/
Chaunová	67	4	/
Chhating	67	4	/
Shsan	67	4	/
Hsane	67	4	/
Schaimne	67	4	/
Schón	67	4	/
Zhain	67	4	/
Hsayn	67	4	/
Schseang	67	4	/
Kh'an	67	4	/
Zhean	67	4	/
Caunn	67	3	/
Hanng	67	3	/
Heahn	67	3	/
Shgan	67	3	/
Hsand	67	3	/
Heasn	67	3	/
Haain	67	3	/
Hajnk	67	3	/
Ceann	67	3	/
Chasseng	67	3	/
Zhaan	67	3	/
Chsen	67	2	/
Chanhowa	67	2	/
Ciand	67	2	/
Dhsan	67	2	/
Heann	67	2	/
Heatn	67	2	/
Handd	67	2	/
Chayseng	67	2	/
Chahahan	67	2	/
Ceang	67	2	/
Heand	67	2	/
Hannt	67	2	/
Haaan	67	2	/
Schaynne	67	2	/
Øzhan	67	2	/
Åhamn	67	2	/
Chańc	67	2	/
Choín	67	2	/
Thsan	67	2	/
Heanh	67	2	/
Chaiteng	67	2	/
Shchahan	67	2	/
Chaschen	67	1	/
Haunh	67	1	/
Ceand	67	1	/
Hattn	67	1	/
Haync	67	1	/
Heant	67	1	/
Hjain	67	1	/
Hjean	67	1	/
Cohhn	67	1	/
Ciank	67	1	/
Dshan	67	1	/
Hangh	67	1	/
Hannq	67	1	/
H'San	67	1	/
Zhaun	67	1	/
Zhayn	67	1	/
Schahane	67	1	/
Schainne	67	1	/
Tzhan	67	1	/
Tschaing	67	1	/
Tschanne	67	1	/
Tscheann	67	1	/
Haçen	67	1	/
Cháng	67	1	/
Hhaan	67	1	/
Haçin	67	1	/
Kha'n	67	1	/
Khanÿ	67	1	/
Åzhan	67	1	/
Shatn	67	1	/
Shanı	67	1	/
Shaïn	67	1	/
Shchamne	67	1	/
Schanová	67	1	/
Schaußen	67	1	/
Tchán	67	1	/
Tchahang	67	1	/
Tchamgne	67	1	/
Hangø	67	1	/
Hasnt	67	1	/
Hanzz	67	1	/
Hahnt	67	1	/
Haajn	67	1	/
Chonq	67	1	/
Chasnowa	67	1	/
Chaussen	67	1	/
Chaunova	67	1	/
Chaunque	67	1	/
Chahaine	67	1	/
Chahsent	67	1	/
Chainova	67	1	/
Chamï	67	1	/
Caunė	67	1	/
Chhân	67	1	/
Chauchen	67	1	/
Hajhn	67	1	/
Hsann	67	1	/
Han'e	67	1	/
Hcham	67	1	/
Chahchin	67	1	/
Scehn	67	1	/
Sjhan	67	1	/
Chaiceng	67	1	/
Chaitten	67	1	/
Chaithng	67	1	/
Chaiting	67	1	/
Chamnngk	67	1	/
Chathtin	67	1	/
Chauyten	67	1	/
Cheausen	67	1	/
Chcen	67	1	/
Chaysing	67	1	/
Jshan	67	1	/
Hannk	67	1	/
Hasng	67	1	/
Hamnh	67	1	/
Hamnt	67	1	/
Hsant	67	1	/
Heamn	67	1	/
Hzain	67	1	/
Haund	67	0	/
Hańnh	67	0	/
Cohnn	67	0	/
Scheanck	67	0	/
Hayng	67	0	/
Haihn	67	0	/
Coohn	67	0	/
Schaunck	67	0	/
Chson	67	0	/
Heank	67	0	/
Chatteen	67	0	/
Haumn	67	0	/
Haytn	67	0	/
Zchon	67	0	/
Hahjn	67	0	/
Chosn	67	0	/

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Chan Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Chan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻥ	alshan	-
Chan in the Bengali language
চান	cana	80.42
চাঁন	camna	17.13
চন	cana	1.4
Chan in the Oriya language
ଚନ	cana	74.72
ଚାନ	cana	17.7
ଚାନ୍	can	3.65
ଚଣ	cana	1.69
ଖଁା	khama	0.28
ଚାଣ	cana	0.28
ଛନ	chana	0.28
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Chan in the Marathi language
चन	cana	73.77
चान	cana	19.67
हान	hana	3.28
छान	chana	1.64
Chan in the Tibetan language
ཅན་	chen	56
ཅཱན་	chen	32
ལྕན་	chen	8
ཙན་	tsen	4
Chan in the Hindi language
चन्द	canda	25.34
चन्द्र	candra	22.8
चान	cana	10.95
चन्दा	canda	8.15
चन	cana	6.11
चन्	can	3.45
चन्दन	candana	2.58
चन्द्रा	candra	2.46
चां	cam	2.09
चन्द्	cand	0.27
चाान	caana	0.25
चाण	cana	0.12
चण	cana	0.05
घारू	gharu	0.02
चानॅ	cane	0.02
उबाणा	ubana	0.02
भाटी	bhati	0.02
अहारी	ahari	0.02
छन	chana	0.02
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Chan in the Russian language
Чан	can	-
Chan in the Arabic language
شأن	shan	-

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