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

The surname Fan (Arabic: فن, Bengali: ফন, Hindi: फान, Russian: Фан) is found in China more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

It is the 80^th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 980 people. The last name is predominantly 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 38,102^nd most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 19,793 people.

The surname is most numerous in China, where it is held by 7,267,353 people, or 1 in 188. Beside China this surname occurs 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 over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fan surname grew 6,724 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 3,377 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (59%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Fan surname are 5.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.51% being registered to vote for the political 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.