Phan Surname

242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,224,448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Phan Surname User-submission:

Old Vietnamese surname means 'water' or 'rice water'.

Phan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam2,014,4691:467
Cambodia124,1981:12510
United States39,6971:9,1311,099
Laos22,8781:288110
Thailand4,4021:16,0471,204
Australia3,8611:6,9921,030
Canada3,1691:11,6271,737
Malaysia3,0771:9,5851,099
France2,9481:22,5312,623
Germany6821:118,04314,494
England5641:98,79110,454
Singapore4881:11,286563
Sweden4011:24,5562,000
Norway3851:13,3571,524
Indonesia3821:346,20229,976
Taiwan3811:61,535649
Belgium3691:31,1565,042
Denmark2451:23,0402,340
Netherlands2431:69,49511,836
India1951:3,933,669107,487
Switzerland1481:55,4937,113
New Zealand1351:33,5435,806
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Japan1091:1,172,88321,724
Finland1041:52,8536,329
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Austria721:118,27016,587
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
Czechia541:196,91628,617
Myanmar491:1,059,959527
Qatar471:50,1704,949
China431:31,798,1761,692
Hungary371:265,30520,779
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
South Korea251:2,049,610459
Guam211:7,6251,143
Israel181:475,42436,085
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Iceland91:42,2322,922
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Monaco91:4,118434
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Wales41:773,63329,106
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Macau21:300,8151,009
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Tonga11:107,313791
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Brunei11:418,7313,893
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Phan (177,834) may also be a first name.

Phan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Old Vietnamese surname means 'water' or 'rice water'.

- Philip

Phan Last Name Facts

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

Phan (Arabic: بهان, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻥ, Hindi: फान, Marathi: फान, Oriya: ଫନ) is found most in Vietnam. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phan? popularity and diffusion

Phan is the 242nd most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,276 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Phan reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 91 percent reside in Viet-Asia. Phan is also the 5,915th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 177,834 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Vietnam, where it is carried by 2,014,469 people, or 1 in 46. In Vietnam Phan is primarily concentrated in: Mekong River Delta, where 19 percent are found, Southeast, where 18 percent are found and North Central, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Vietnam Phan exists in 94 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Phan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Phan last name grew 141,775 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 28,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Phan surname are 4.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.74% registered with the political party.

The amount Phan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.59% less than the national average, earning 264,437 kr per year; in Peru they earn 395.23% more than the national average, earning S/. 96,001 per year; in Vietnam they earn 6.03% less than the national average, earning 77,467,500 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 10.67% more than the national average, earning $47,752 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.01% less than the national average, earning $48,188 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pahan8978,676/
Phang8929,396/
Phanh89900/
Phann89404/
Phand89394/
Phain89197/
Phane89152/
Phean8984/
Phaan8984/
Phant8918/
Phamn898/
Phaun896/
Phatn895/
Bphan892/
Phasn891/
Phahn891/
Fphan891/
Wphan890/
Pan868,016,289/
Phamng80783/
Pheane80623/
Phahan80356/
Phasin80331/
Phasen80153/
Pahain8081/
Pahaan8075/
Phaung8056/
Phaing8040/
Phatin8038/
Phaine8032/
Phaane8030/
Pheang8026/
Phayne8012/
Phaten808/
Phaang807/
Pahanh806/
Paahan804/
Phankh803/
Phanng803/
Pheann802/
Phaind802/
Pahamn802/
Pahant801/
Phanne801/
Phasne801/
Phathn801/
Hpahan801/
Pahann801/
Hphane801/
Phaain801/
Phangk801/
Pham754,777,723/
Pang752,071,028/
Phon7560,142/
Pant7548,959/
Pane7545,264/
Pain7532,899/
Paun7525,872/
Pann7512,655/
Pean754,441/
Ppan754,244/
Pahn751,663/
Payn751,358/
Panq751,261/
Paan751,030/
Pohn751,018/
Pand75891/
Panh75858/
Fhan7575/
Patn7546/
Hpan7535/
Șpan7533/
Pfan7524/
Páhn7519/
Póhn758/
Bpan757/
Pasn756/
Paín752/
Pgan751/
Pamn750/
Phaisen73334/
Phasing73239/
Phateng73233/
Phaisin73203/
Phachin7382/
Phating7362/
Uamphan7349/
Phanová7334/
Pahaain736/
Phaycen735/
Phasent733/
Pheatin733/
Phaseen732/
Phathne731/
Pheasnt731/
Pahahan731/
Pahanne731/
Pahaten731/
Phaheen731/
Phaseng731/
Phassen731/
Pahaang731/
Payne67282,640/
Paing6778,328/
Phong6729,955/
Paine6725,577/
Patin6711,361/
Patne6711,275/
Pasin679,279/
Phoon675,615/
Phuon672,811/
Pfann671,509/
Paten671,091/
Vahan671,060/
Panne67979/
Pagne67902/
Pacin67753/
Paint67726/
Paune67581/
Paçin67551/
Peane67331/
Fahan67329/
Pasen67292/
Paung67291/
Pahun67291/
Peang67280/
Phaim67280/
Pađan67205/
Phone67196/
Paind67173/
Payng67124/
Pandt67120/
Phoun67105/
Pathn67104/
Pahne6785/
Pfand6783/
Peant6781/
Phaam6776/
Phaiseng6769/
Paang6766/
Panhe6766/
Paane6764/
Pandh6755/
Pheam6750/
Pahng6748/
Pașan6748/
Pangh6747/
Pannt6745/
Phoin6739/
Hpane6732/
Paßen6732/
Bpane6726/
Pacen6722/
Phonn6722/
Phonh6721/
Pohun6721/
Pantt6719/
Pauun6718/
Fhain6718/
Paund6717/
Pahyn6717/
Phond6715/
Phahasin6715/
Phein6713/
Pannd6712/
Peanh6712/
Fhang6711/
Paunk6711/
Phont679/
Pattn678/
Pouhn677/
Ppane677/
Pašen677/
Pajne676/
Hpang676/
Phaising676/
Pamne675/
Peand675/
Painn675/
Fhand674/
Hpaun674/
Pheun674/
Paain674/
Paşin674/
Pannh674/
Phonk674/
Pheasent673/
Pohng673/
Vpham673/
Pasne673/
Pasyn673/
Pfain672/
Puohn672/
Pasín672/
Pangø672/
Paßin672/
Pan'e672/
Pohyn672/
Paynn671/
Pamnd671/
Patnt671/
Paynt671/
Paytn671/
Ppaun671/
Phamg671/
Phamh671/
Phaum671/
Pfang671/
Pfank671/
Phomn671/
Pahtn671/
Paitn671/
Paatn671/
Bpham671/
Bppan671/
Fhean671/
Pahanova671/
Payhn671/
Pasng671/
Pantì671/
Panhh671/
Pahnh671/
Paand671/
Pffan671/
Phaiceng671/
Pățan671/
P'Aan671/
P'Ann671/
Pheachin671/
Phaichin671/
Panqu671/
Panng671/
Pannn671/
Pangg671/
Paijn671/
Vppan671/
Fhamn671/
Wpham670/
Paunt670/
Pfaun670/
Pfohn670/
Fhann670/
Pfant670/
Pahnn670/
Pfanc670/
Paumn670/

Phan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﻥfan-
Phan in the Hindi language
फानphana97.89
फनphana2.11
Phan in the Oriya language
ଫନphana50
ଫାନphana33.33
ଫାଣphana8.33
ଫାନ୍phan8.33
Phan in the Marathi language
फानphana50
पठाणpathana50
Phan in the Arabic language
بهانbhan-

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