Pan Surname

70th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,016,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Pan Surname Definition:

Corresponds with an Old German name Panno. Ferguson.

Pan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China7,600,6921:18041
Taiwan143,5811:16335
India62,4691:12,2791,001
Myanmar59,4841:87398
South Korea29,4771:1,73863
Thailand15,9531:4,428134
United States15,4551:23,4532,946
Cambodia12,3361:1,255310
Singapore10,1091:54595
Hong Kong8,2931:885110
Guatemala5,4101:2,973467
South Sudan5,2841:2,160418
Malaysia4,7791:6,172796
Spain4,2971:10,8801,269
Canada3,4991:10,5301,583
Russia3,4491:41,7875,598
Philippines3,1271:32,3764,764
Australia2,5491:10,5911,570
Uzbekistan2,2151:13,9632,269
Vietnam2,1471:43,151517
Kazakhstan2,1231:8,3291,287
Macau1,7551:34386
Brazil1,3651:156,8316,032
Pakistan1,1901:150,1214,083
Italy1,0231:59,78210,690
Argentina9491:45,0403,805
Indonesia8231:160,69215,671
England7781:71,6178,196
France7661:86,71412,367
Mexico7401:167,7384,929
Germany7321:109,98013,554
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Colombia5871:81,3873,285
United Arab Emirates5711:16,0461,943
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Japan4271:299,40111,136
Turkey4211:184,84913,871
Netherlands3551:47,5708,128
Ukraine3351:135,88919,132
Ivory Coast3131:73,7104,096
New Zealand2941:15,4022,688
South Africa2941:184,27820,137
Uruguay2751:12,4791,402
Greece2731:40,5856,542
Romania2201:91,26310,545
Kyrgyzstan1871:31,9395,152
Sweden1801:54,7044,230
Panama1551:25,2401,566
Ecuador1501:106,0396,324
Papua New Guinea1461:55,8477,111
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Belarus1311:72,52711,765
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Austria1191:71,55810,916
Suriname1091:5,0701,155
Switzerland1071:76,7568,915
Turkmenistan931:59,0231,134
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Venezuela771:392,2618,163
Poland761:500,11548,961
Iran711:1,081,44448,589
Belize701:5,078890
Chile691:255,3117,659
Latvia671:30,5984,691
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
Israel581:147,54515,555
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Finland521:105,70610,637
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Lithuania411:74,01411,104
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Afghanistan401:803,8308,369
Norway391:131,85317,004
Cyprus371:23,9162,715
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Mauritius321:40,4197,602
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Slovenia291:85,78210,816
Costa Rica281:170,7172,334
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
American Samoa251:2,230469
Moldova211:169,58917,028
Guam161:10,0081,526
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Georgia121:312,12914,385
Honduras121:734,7044,016
Congo111:453,55410,703
Cuba111:1,047,5206,594
Wales111:281,32115,850
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
Djibouti91:101,659734
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Laos91:732,036508
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Samoa91:21,534479
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Transnistria81:59,3378,632
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Zimbabwe51:3,087,648114,684
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Oman41:921,9937,313
Palau41:5,411112
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tonga41:26,828461
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Falkland Islands31:1,044221
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Dominica11:75,891912
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

The alternate forms: Pán (100) & Pañ (5) are calculated separately.

Pan (150,592) may also be a first name.

Pan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Corresponds with an Old German name Panno. Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This name, according to Ferguson, corresponds with an Old German Panno, which Förstemann makes to be the same as Banno. Pan is more probably another form of Pain, Paine. See Pagan.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Pan Last Name Facts

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

Pan (Bengali: পান, Georgian: პან, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻥ, Hindi: पान, Marathi: पान, Oriya: ପାନ, Russian: Пан, Tibetan: པན་) is borne by more people in China than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Pán or Pañ. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 70th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 909 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Pan live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Pan is also the 6,973rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 150,592 people.

The last name Pan is most common in China, where it is borne by 7,600,692 people, or 1 in 180. Outside of China it occurs in 174 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 2 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Pan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pan last name expanded 16,618 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,683 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pan surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus, Orthodox (79%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (63%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those bearing the Pan last name are 8.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.39% registered with the party.

The amount Pan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 73.19% less than the national average, earning €8,051 per year; in Norway they earn 28.89% less than the national average, earning 246,084 kr per year; in Peru they earn 21.72% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,174 per year; in South Africa they earn 54.08% less than the national average, earning R 109,116 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.6% less than the national average, earning $18,934,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.66% more than the national average, earning $50,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.87% more than the national average, earning $54,585 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pán89100/
Pañ895/
Phan862,224,448/
Pang862,071,028/
Pant8648,959/
Pane8645,264/
Pain8632,899/
Paun8625,872/
Pann8612,655/
Pean864,441/
Ppan864,244/
Pahn861,663/
Payn861,358/
Panq861,261/
Paan861,030/
Pand86891/
Panh86858/
Patn8646/
Hpan8635/
Șpan8633/
Pfan8624/
Bpan867/
Pasn866/
Paín862/
Pgan861/
Pamn860/
Payne75282,640/
Pahan7578,676/
Paing7578,328/
Phang7529,396/
Paine7525,577/
Patin7511,361/
Patne7511,275/
Pasin759,279/
Pfann751,509/
Paten751,091/
Panne75979/
Pagne75902/
Phanh75900/
Pacin75753/
Paint75726/
Paune75581/
Paçin75551/
Phann75404/
Phand75394/
Peane75331/
Pasen75292/
Paung75291/
Pahun75291/
Peang75280/
Pađan75205/
Phain75197/
Paind75173/
Phane75152/
Payng75124/
Pandt75120/
Pathn75104/
Pahne7585/
Phean7584/
Phaan7584/
Pfand7583/
Peant7581/
Paang7566/
Panhe7566/
Paane7564/
Pandh7555/
Pahng7548/
Pașan7548/
Pangh7547/
Pannt7545/
Hpane7532/
Paßen7532/
Bpane7526/
Pacen7522/
Pantt7519/
Phant7518/
Pauun7518/
Paund7517/
Pahyn7517/
Pannd7512/
Peanh7512/
Paunk7511/
Pattn758/
Phamn758/
Ppane757/
Pašen757/
Pajne756/
Phaun756/
Hpang756/
Phatn755/
Pamne755/
Peand755/
Painn755/
Hpaun754/
Paain754/
Paşin754/
Pannh754/
Pasne753/
Pasyn753/
Bphan752/
Pfain752/
Pasín752/
Pangø752/
Paßin752/
Pan'e752/
Paynn751/
Pamnd751/
Patnt751/
Paynt751/
Paytn751/
Ppaun751/
Phasn751/
Pfang751/
Pfank751/
Phahn751/
Pahtn751/
Paitn751/
Paatn751/
Bppan751/
Paynh751/
Payhn751/
Pasng751/
Pantì751/
Panhh751/
Pahnh751/
Paand751/
Pățan751/
P'Aan751/
P'Ann751/
Panqu751/
Panng751/
Pannn751/
Pangg751/
Painh751/
Paijn751/
Vppan751/
Paunt750/
Pfaun750/
Pfant750/
Pahnn750/
Pfanc750/
Paumn750/
Pam6765,610/
Panova6758,445/
Patten6725,265/
Pon6721,284/
Pachin671,582/
Pasing67941/
Pangue67882/
Pattin67835/
Phamng67783/
Payten67763/
Passin67755/
Paysen67699/
Pating67659/
Pheane67623/
Passen67413/
Pashyn67402/
Phahan67356/
Phasin67331/
Patent67318/
Paszyn67289/
Pautin67258/
Pfanne67229/
Payneh67211/
Pachen67199/
Paaßen67189/
Pausen67181/
Pateng67173/
Pachyn67170/
Pausin67161/
Phasen67153/
Pangne67145/
Paasen67143/
Paseng67136/
Paisin67109/
Pahain6781/
Pahaan6775/
Paigne6763/
Peanne6762/
Paggin6760/
Pathne6760/
Phaung6756/
Pacing6750/
Passyn6745/
Panowa6741/
Phaing6740/
Panová6740/
Pacent6739/
Phatin6738/
Phaine6732/
Pajcin6730/
Phaane6730/
Pfandt6729/
Paßing6728/
Pheang6726/
Bpaing6725/
Panque6725/
Paiten6723/
Paisen6723/
Paandh6723/
Painhe6722/
Paycin6721/
Pasien6717/
Pahyna6717/
Peaneh6714/
Pasint6713/
Paitin6713/
Phayne6712/
Peaten6711/
Pasind6711/
Hpatin679/
Phaten678/
Phaang677/
Paajne676/
Patthn676/
Pahanh676/
Pautyn676/
Pasent675/
Paseen675/
Paahan674/
Paatne674/
Paitne674/
Paicen674/
Paytin674/
Paynne673/
Pandtt673/
Pasesn673/
Pacenc673/
Phankh673/
Phanng673/
Paygne672/
Pheann672/
Paicin672/
Paijne672/
Phaind672/
Painne672/
Peatin672/
Paasin672/
Pahamn672/
Paaind672/
Ppayne671/
Pahant671/
Pateen671/
Patend671/
Patint671/
Patnnk671/
Pattne671/
Paucen671/
Pauyng671/
Paymne671/
Paysnd671/
Paytne671/
Ppandt671/
Phanne671/
Phasne671/
Phathn671/
Pahien671/
Paindt671/
Paintt671/
Paithn671/
Pannhe671/
Pauten671/
Paahne671/
Peasin671/
Paingh671/
Hpahan671/
Patynk671/
Payçin671/
Pahann671/
Panndh671/
Paaten671/
Pa'ain671/
Pón671/
D'Pang671/
P'Aung671/
Hphane671/
Pasend671/
Paucin671/
Phaain671/
Phangk671/
Patimn671/
Paundt670/
Pauthn670/
Pauyne670/

Pan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﻥban-
Pan in the Hindi language
पानpana93.79
पंpam2.3
पांpam0.2
पाण्pan0.15
पन्pan0.02
Pan in the Marathi language
पानpana89.54
पनpana7.95
Pan in the Oriya language
ପାନpana88.02
ପାଣpana10.06
ପାନ୍pan0.32
ପନ୍pan0.01
ପାଣ୍pan0.01
Pan in the Georgian language
პანpan80
ფანpan20
Pan in the Tibetan language
པན་pen75
པད་25
Pan in the Bengali language
পানpana63.16
পনpana36.84
Pan in the Russian language
Панpan-

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