Fan Surname
Approximately 7,437,416 people bear this surname
Fan Surname User-submission:
The surname Fan comes from the Chinese word 凡 (fán), meaning 'ordinary' or 'common'.
Fan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 7,267,353 | 1:188 | 44 |
| Taiwan | 76,950 | 1:305 | 49 |
| Hong Kong | 29,995 | 1:245 | 57 |
| Thailand | 13,223 | 1:5,342 | 189 |
| United States | 12,373 | 1:29,294 | 3,631 |
| Singapore | 9,159 | 1:601 | 103 |
| Malaysia | 4,329 | 1:6,813 | 852 |
| Canada | 3,565 | 1:10,335 | 1,541 |
| Macau | 2,633 | 1:228 | 60 |
| Australia | 1,721 | 1:15,686 | 2,214 |
| Russia | 1,710 | 1:84,282 | 10,612 |
| Indonesia | 1,651 | 1:80,102 | 8,491 |
| India | 1,230 | 1:623,630 | 29,776 |
| England | 1,182 | 1:47,139 | 5,928 |
| DR Congo | 725 | 1:101,903 | 11,389 |
| France | 710 | 1:93,553 | 13,582 |
| Japan | 593 | 1:215,589 | 9,374 |
| Brazil | 541 | 1:395,701 | 15,087 |
| Ivory Coast | 509 | 1:45,327 | 2,871 |
| Spain | 493 | 1:94,832 | 7,866 |
| United Arab Emirates | 463 | 1:19,789 | 2,309 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Egypt | 427 | 1:215,306 | 15,336 |
| Germany | 413 | 1:194,928 | 22,513 |
| Philippines | 353 | 1:286,794 | 41,276 |
| New Zealand | 325 | 1:13,933 | 2,424 |
| Mali | 323 | 1:52,536 | 1,331 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Nigeria | 256 | 1:691,964 | 32,018 |
| Ukraine | 255 | 1:178,520 | 24,459 |
| Netherlands | 229 | 1:73,743 | 12,495 |
| Belarus | 200 | 1:47,505 | 8,091 |
| Pakistan | 183 | 1:976,196 | 12,817 |
| Kazakhstan | 163 | 1:108,482 | 11,800 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Sweden | 123 | 1:80,055 | 5,952 |
| South Africa | 122 | 1:444,080 | 37,713 |
| Argentina | 121 | 1:353,251 | 27,617 |
| Uruguay | 95 | 1:36,124 | 4,185 |
| Cameroon | 89 | 1:233,360 | 23,225 |
| Iran | 87 | 1:882,558 | 42,611 |
| Brunei | 79 | 1:5,300 | 775 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Scotland | 67 | 1:79,908 | 5,892 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Italy | 64 | 1:955,573 | 68,465 |
| Greece | 61 | 1:181,636 | 29,268 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Panama | 58 | 1:67,453 | 2,959 |
| Chile | 56 | 1:314,580 | 8,983 |
| Vietnam | 56 | 1:1,654,394 | 2,126 |
| Peru | 51 | 1:623,218 | 15,580 |
| Ecuador | 50 | 1:318,117 | 9,154 |
| Mexico | 50 | 1:2,482,524 | 20,876 |
| Serbia | 46 | 1:155,325 | 10,561 |
| Papua New Guinea | 44 | 1:185,312 | 25,733 |
| Latvia | 43 | 1:47,675 | 7,247 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Finland | 40 | 1:137,418 | 12,919 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Ireland | 37 | 1:127,269 | 6,194 |
| South Korea | 35 | 1:1,464,007 | 386 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:114,612 | 8,773 |
| Northern Ireland | 26 | 1:70,963 | 5,105 |
| Myanmar | 25 | 1:2,077,519 | 669 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Aruba | 23 | 1:4,499 | 638 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Costa Rica | 23 | 1:207,829 | 2,614 |
| Bulgaria | 20 | 1:348,945 | 17,019 |
| Armenia | 18 | 1:162,788 | 4,827 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 18 | 1:331,814 | 28,558 |
| Azerbaijan | 15 | 1:643,275 | 11,348 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 1:276,408 | 16,807 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Moldova | 8 | 1:445,171 | 30,722 |
| Romania | 7 | 1:2,868,267 | 56,178 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Belize | 6 | 1:59,246 | 2,743 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Jordan | 5 | 1:1,768,487 | 19,843 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Palau | 4 | 1:5,411 | 112 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 35 | 1:696,439 | 33,013 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 184 | 1:272,928 | 22,173 |
Fan (19,793) may also be a first name.
Fan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Fan comes from the Chinese word 凡 (fán), meaning 'ordinary' or 'common'.
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Fan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fan (Arabic: فن, Bengali: ফন, Hindi: फान, Russian: Фан) is found in China more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fan is the 80th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 980 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Fan live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Fan is also the 38,102nd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 19,793 people.
The last name Fan is most commonly used in China, where it is carried by 7,267,353 people, or 1 in 188. Barring China Fan exists in 151 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 1 percent are found and Hong Kong, where 0 percent are found.
Fan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 6,724 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 3,377 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,117 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (59%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Fan last name are 5.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.51% being registered with the party.
The amount Fan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 60.87% more than the national average, earning 556,743 kr per year; in Peru they earn 21.61% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,196 per year; in South Africa they earn 223.16% more than the national average, earning R 767,952 per year; in United States they earn 22.2% more than the national average, earning $52,729 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.9% more than the national average, earning $55,098 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fang | 86 | 5,322,635 | / |
| Fane | 86 | 69,181 | / |
| Fain | 86 | 13,221 | / |
| Fant | 86 | 7,505 | / |
| Fann | 86 | 5,000 | / |
| Fand | 86 | 4,684 | / |
| Fahn | 86 | 4,663 | / |
| Faan | 86 | 867 | / |
| Fayn | 86 | 631 | / |
| Fean | 86 | 610 | / |
| Fanh | 86 | 240 | / |
| Faun | 86 | 192 | / |
| Fhan | 86 | 75 | / |
| Fanø | 86 | 60 | / |
| Fajn | 86 | 58 | / |
| Fanì | 86 | 25 | / |
| Pfan | 86 | 24 | / |
| Fatn | 86 | 11 | / |
| Famn | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fasn | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fgan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wfan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Vfan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Faïn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fatin | 75 | 6,828 | / |
| Fanne | 75 | 2,950 | / |
| Pfann | 75 | 1,509 | / |
| Faint | 75 | 1,500 | / |
| Faten | 75 | 1,394 | / |
| Facin | 75 | 1,394 | / |
| Fayne | 75 | 1,253 | / |
| Faine | 75 | 1,195 | / |
| Faune | 75 | 1,037 | / |
| Fasen | 75 | 622 | / |
| Facen | 75 | 568 | / |
| Faunt | 75 | 555 | / |
| Fahan | 75 | 329 | / |
| Feane | 75 | 155 | / |
| Fasin | 75 | 143 | / |
| Faane | 75 | 109 | / |
| Pfand | 75 | 83 | / |
| Fatne | 75 | 71 | / |
| Faing | 75 | 44 | / |
| Fanhe | 75 | 42 | / |
| Fagne | 75 | 38 | / |
| Fainn | 75 | 25 | / |
| Faung | 75 | 22 | / |
| Fanøe | 75 | 22 | / |
| Fađan | 75 | 20 | / |
| Fandt | 75 | 18 | / |
| Faang | 75 | 18 | / |
| Fhain | 75 | 18 | / |
| Faind | 75 | 11 | / |
| Fhang | 75 | 11 | / |
| Fantt | 75 | 10 | / |
| Famne | 75 | 10 | / |
| Fasne | 75 | 9 | / |
| Fangh | 75 | 8 | / |
| Fahun | 75 | 7 | / |
| Faunø | 75 | 6 | / |
| Fasén | 75 | 6 | / |
| Fankg | 75 | 6 | / |
| Faisn | 75 | 5 | / |
| Fannd | 75 | 4 | / |
| Fhand | 75 | 4 | / |
| Fandh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Faijn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Faitn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fanng | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fandd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fahyn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Faynn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pfain | 75 | 2 | / |
| Feang | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fățan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fankh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ffand | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pfang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfank | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fhean | 75 | 1 | / |
| Faund | 75 | 1 | / |
| Feann | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fainc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fangg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pffan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Faßen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Faðan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fannh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fainh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fahnø | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fphan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Faann | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fhamn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Faain | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fathn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fatnh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fanhd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ffanc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Faunc | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pfaun | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fhann | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pfant | 75 | 0 | / |
| Faant | 75 | 0 | / |
| Feand | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pfanc | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fanhs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Van | 67 | 626,174 | / |
| Fon | 67 | 16,935 | / |
| Fam | 67 | 16,358 | / |
| Fachin | 67 | 6,468 | / |
| Fating | 67 | 4,171 | / |
| Fateen | 67 | 1,847 | / |
| Faasen | 67 | 1,252 | / |
| Faggin | 67 | 687 | / |
| Fassin | 67 | 645 | / |
| Fangue | 67 | 491 | / |
| Pfanne | 67 | 229 | / |
| Fausen | 67 | 152 | / |
| Fasing | 67 | 119 | / |
| Fanova | 67 | 105 | / |
| Fautin | 67 | 96 | / |
| Faseen | 67 | 87 | / |
| Faatin | 67 | 85 | / |
| Faisin | 67 | 83 | / |
| Fanová | 67 | 73 | / |
| Fascin | 67 | 72 | / |
| Fatten | 67 | 70 | / |
| Fahnøe | 67 | 61 | / |
| Fattin | 67 | 45 | / |
| Fassen | 67 | 44 | / |
| Faiten | 67 | 39 | / |
| Faaßen | 67 | 36 | / |
| Pfandt | 67 | 29 | / |
| Faisen | 67 | 28 | / |
| Fausin | 67 | 26 | / |
| Fateng | 67 | 22 | / |
| Faindt | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fangne | 67 | 16 | / |
| Faceng | 67 | 15 | / |
| Fajndt | 67 | 15 | / |
| Fahyna | 67 | 13 | / |
| Faitin | 67 | 12 | / |
| Faucin | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fayten | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fachen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Faigne | 67 | 5 | / |
| Faytin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fainck | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fasesn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fatimn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faayne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fauthn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fanque | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faunne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fachín | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faahan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fascen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fannne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faysen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faaten | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fashyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faynne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fathyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feacin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fahaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fahain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faingh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faityn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Facend | 67 | 1 | / |
| Facent | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fasien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Facing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanndh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fainne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fatenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fatinn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ffahan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fauten | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fahein | 67 | 0 | / |
| Faucen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Facind | 67 | 0 | / |
| Feasin | 67 | 0 | / |
Fan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fan in the Bengali language | ||
| ফন | phana | - |
| Fan in the Hindi language | ||
| फान | phana | 76.01 |
| इरफान | iraphana | 15.56 |
| फन | phana | 7.46 |
| Fan in the Russian language | ||
| Фан | fan | - |
| Fan in the Arabic language | ||
| فن | fn | - |
| عفن | fn | - |
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