Hàn Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Korea
Highest density in:
South Korea

Hàn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hàn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Han (10,833,230), Hán (68), Hân (1) & Hañ (6) are calculated separately.

Hàn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hàn Come From? nationality or country of origin

Hàn occurs more in South Korea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Han, Hán, Hân or Hañ. For other possible spellings of Hàn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hàn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hàn is the 11,742,229th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Hàn live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Korea, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 51,240,256. In South Korea Hàn is most numerous in: Busan, where 100 percent live. Outside of South Korea Hàn is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Han8910,833,230/
Hán8968/
Hân891/
Chàn861/
Khàn861/
Hañ786/
Ahn67119,553/
Hon6775,612/
Hun6758,722/
Hin6737,537/
Ohn6723,612/
Hen6721,645/
Hyn672,479/
Hén6713/
Hún6711/
Hèn671/
Hýn671/
Hön671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hàn
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