Fan Surname

80th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,437,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Fan Surname User-submission:

The surname Fan comes from the Chinese word 凡 (fán), meaning 'ordinary' or 'common'.

Fan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China7,267,3531:18844
Taiwan76,9501:30549
Hong Kong29,9951:24557
Thailand13,2231:5,342189
United States12,3731:29,2943,631
Singapore9,1591:601103
Malaysia4,3291:6,813852
Canada3,5651:10,3351,541
Macau2,6331:22860
Australia1,7211:15,6862,214
Russia1,7101:84,28210,612
Indonesia1,6511:80,1028,491
India1,2301:623,63029,776
England1,1821:47,1395,928
DR Congo7251:101,90311,389
France7101:93,55313,582
Japan5931:215,5899,374
Brazil5411:395,70115,087
Ivory Coast5091:45,3272,871
Spain4931:94,8327,866
United Arab Emirates4631:19,7892,309
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Germany4131:194,92822,513
Philippines3531:286,79441,276
New Zealand3251:13,9332,424
Mali3231:52,5361,331
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Nigeria2561:691,96432,018
Ukraine2551:178,52024,459
Netherlands2291:73,74312,495
Belarus2001:47,5058,091
Pakistan1831:976,19612,817
Kazakhstan1631:108,48211,800
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Sweden1231:80,0555,952
South Africa1221:444,08037,713
Argentina1211:353,25127,617
Uruguay951:36,1244,185
Cameroon891:233,36023,225
Iran871:882,55842,611
Brunei791:5,300775
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Scotland671:79,9085,892
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Italy641:955,57368,465
Greece611:181,63629,268
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Panama581:67,4532,959
Chile561:314,5808,983
Vietnam561:1,654,3942,126
Peru511:623,21815,580
Ecuador501:318,1179,154
Mexico501:2,482,52420,876
Serbia461:155,32510,561
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
Latvia431:47,6757,247
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Finland401:137,41812,919
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Ireland371:127,2696,194
South Korea351:1,464,007386
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Wales271:114,6128,773
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
Norway241:214,26224,079
Aruba231:4,499638
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Costa Rica231:207,8292,614
Bulgaria201:348,94517,019
Armenia181:162,7884,827
Kyrgyzstan181:331,81428,558
Azerbaijan151:643,27511,348
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Slovenia91:276,40816,807
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Belize61:59,2462,743
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Laos41:1,647,081888
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Palau41:5,411112
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Albania31:971,35222,477
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominica11:75,891912
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tonga11:107,313791
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:272,92822,173

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'.

- syedhumaid109

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fang865,322,635/
Fane8669,181/
Fain8613,221/
Fant867,505/
Fann865,000/
Fand864,684/
Fahn864,663/
Faan86867/
Fayn86631/
Fean86610/
Fanh86240/
Faun86192/
Fhan8675/
Fanø8660/
Fajn8658/
Fanì8625/
Pfan8624/
Fatn8611/
Famn862/
Fasn862/
Fgan862/
Wfan862/
Vfan861/
Faïn861/
Fatin756,828/
Fanne752,950/
Pfann751,509/
Faint751,500/
Faten751,394/
Facin751,394/
Fayne751,253/
Faine751,195/
Faune751,037/
Fasen75622/
Facen75568/
Faunt75555/
Fahan75329/
Feane75155/
Fasin75143/
Faane75109/
Pfand7583/
Fatne7571/
Faing7544/
Fanhe7542/
Fagne7538/
Fainn7525/
Faung7522/
Fanøe7522/
Fađan7520/
Fandt7518/
Faang7518/
Fhain7518/
Faind7511/
Fhang7511/
Fantt7510/
Famne7510/
Fasne759/
Fangh758/
Fahun757/
Faunø756/
Fasén756/
Fankg756/
Faisn755/
Fannd754/
Fhand754/
Fandh754/
Faijn753/
Faitn753/
Fanng753/
Fandd753/
Fahyn753/
Faynn752/
Pfain752/
Feang752/
Fățan752/
Fankh752/
Ffand752/
Pfang751/
Pfank751/
Fhean751/
Faund751/
Feann751/
Fainc751/
Fangg751/
Pffan751/
Faßen751/
Faðan751/
Fannh751/
Fainh751/
Fahnø751/
Fphan751/
Faann751/
Fhamn751/
Faain751/
Fathn751/
Fatnh751/
Fanhd751/
Ffanc751/
Faunc750/
Pfaun750/
Fhann750/
Pfant750/
Faant750/
Feand750/
Pfanc750/
Fanhs750/
Van67626,174/
Fon6716,935/
Fam6716,358/
Fachin676,468/
Fating674,171/
Fateen671,847/
Faasen671,252/
Faggin67687/
Fassin67645/
Fangue67491/
Pfanne67229/
Fausen67152/
Fasing67119/
Fanova67105/
Fautin6796/
Faseen6787/
Faatin6785/
Faisin6783/
Fanová6773/
Fascin6772/
Fatten6770/
Fahnøe6761/
Fattin6745/
Fassen6744/
Faiten6739/
Faaßen6736/
Pfandt6729/
Faisen6728/
Fausin6726/
Fateng6722/
Faindt6716/
Fangne6716/
Faceng6715/
Fajndt6715/
Fahyna6713/
Faitin6712/
Faucin679/
Fayten678/
Fachen675/
Faigne675/
Faytin675/
Fainck674/
Fasesn674/
Fatimn673/
Faayne673/
Fauthn673/
Fanque673/
Faunne673/
Fachín673/
Faahan672/
Fascen672/
Fannne672/
Faysen672/
Faaten672/
Fashyn672/
Faynne672/
Fathyn671/
Feacin671/
Fahaan671/
Fahain671/
Faingh671/
Faityn671/
Facend671/
Facent671/
Fasien671/
Facing671/
Fanndh671/
Fainne671/
Fanowa671/
Fatenn671/
Fatinn671/
Ffahan671/
Fauten670/
Fahein670/
Faucen670/
Facind670/
Feasin670/

Fan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fan in the Bengali language
ফনphana-
Fan in the Hindi language
फानphana76.01
इरफानiraphana15.56
फनphana7.46
Fan in the Russian language
Фанfan-
Fan in the Arabic language
فنfn-
عفنfn-

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