Tran Surname

69th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,095,261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Tran Surname User-submission:

The Vietnamese,Trần, is equivlant to the Chinese, 陳 or 陈 (Chén) and the Korean 진 (Jin). It means: exhibit, display, old, ancient.

Tran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam7,779,9291:122
United States176,2411:2,057194
Laos35,5891:18556
Australia19,6841:1,371147
Thailand19,1401:3,69197
France18,5811:3,575263
Canada18,5471:1,987208
Germany4,5341:17,7562,325
England3,7881:14,7092,173
Sweden2,1561:4,567433
Norway2,0961:2,453215
Switzerland1,2711:6,4621,024
Belgium1,2631:9,1031,293
Singapore1,1261:4,891333
Denmark1,0571:5,340483
Taiwan9701:24,170337
Netherlands8951:18,8682,946
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Malaysia6491:45,4463,633
New Zealand6211:7,2921,245
Finland6191:8,8801,385
Cambodia5681:27,2661,455
Japan4721:270,85710,570
Russia4341:332,08133,303
United Arab Emirates4221:21,7122,501
Czechia3951:26,9204,292
Hong Kong2951:24,866485
Austria2881:29,5674,745
Hungary2791:35,1843,837
Indonesia2511:526,88942,751
Spain2431:192,39513,326
Scotland1661:32,2523,240
China1501:9,115,477593
Italy1271:481,54949,699
New Caledonia1201:2,302244
Iran1191:645,23134,926
India1141:6,728,644151,199
Ukraine961:474,19555,156
South Korea951:539,371254
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Israel741:115,64412,871
Poland701:542,98251,331
Philippines661:1,533,912105,821
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Iceland571:6,668730
French Polynesia491:5,7311,283
Ireland421:112,1185,755
Slovakia421:127,05823,432
Wales401:77,3636,557
Romania351:573,65341,852
Syria331:584,8795,519
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Greece271:410,36354,524
Guam251:6,405908
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Macau101:60,163387
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Puerto Rico91:394,4603,042
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Latvia81:256,25623,728
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belize21:177,7373,502
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominica11:75,891912
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland401:93,5804,818
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

The alternate forms: Trân (72), Tràn (9), Trań (1) & Trâñ (1) are calculated separately.

Tran (475,466) may also be a first name.

Tran Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Vietnamese,Trần, is equivlant to the Chinese, 陳 or 陈 (Chén) and the Korean 진 (Jin). It means: exhibit, display, old, ancient.

- kylestag

Tran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tran (Arabic: تران, Hindi: त्रान, Oriya: ତାଣ, Russian: Тран) occurs more in Vietnam more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Trân, Tràn, Trań or Trâñ. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tran? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 69th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 900 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Tran reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Viet-Asia. It is also the 2,131st most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 475,466 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Vietnam, where it is held by 7,779,929 people, or 1 in 12. In Vietnam Tran is primarily found in: Red River Delta, where 21 percent reside, Mekong River Delta, where 21 percent reside and Southeast, where 18 percent reside. Barring Vietnam this last name is found in 139 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Laos, where 0 percent reside.

Tran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tran has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tran surname grew 374,981 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 17,218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 415 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 4,200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland and Buddhist (92%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Tran last name are 5.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tran earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 47.31% less than the national average, earning €15,823 per year; in Norway they earn 20.02% less than the national average, earning 276,794 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 1.91% less than the national average, earning 80,868,600 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $46,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.94% more than the national average, earning $50,149 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trân9272/
Tràn929/
Trań921/
Trang89113,794/
Train895,621/
Tranh892,521/
Trant892,437/
Trane891,508/
Trann891,154/
Thran89996/
Ttran89797/
Traan89643/
Traun89525/
Trran89511/
Trøan89350/
Tranq89164/
Trhan89159/
Trahn8973/
Trzan8964/
Trand8955/
Tranø8955/
Trean8941/
Trňan8926/
Trgan897/
Tramn893/
Dtran892/
Trayn892/
Trasn891/
Traín891/
Trâñ831/
Trahan8020,388/
Thrane802,886/
Trasin80764/
Tramng80306/
Traine80175/
Threan80124/
Traung8087/
Tranne8086/
Treand8082/
Traint8066/
Trahyn8063/
Traing8040/
Trasen8023/
Thrain8018/
Traten8014/
Trayne8012/
Tratin8010/
Treang808/
Tratyn806/
Traunt805/
Trandt805/
Treant805/
Tırhan804/
Tragne803/
Traind803/
D'Tran803/
Trahne803/
Treane802/
Thrasn802/
Trrant802/
Thraun802/
Dtrant801/
Traant801/
Trahhn801/
Trainh801/
Traune801/
Trayng801/
Trhaan801/
Thrand801/
Thrran801/
Trahín801/
Trrean801/
Trainn800/
Tracin800/
Tracen800/
Tranth800/
Trausn800/
Trangh800/
Trantt800/
Trhhan800/
Trannk800/
Tram7524,627/
Tron755,841/
Trón7533/
Trachen73621/
Tranová73310/
Trahant73251/
Traisin73210/
Trasing73183/
Tranova73181/
Trateng73136/
Trauten73113/
Tranque7369/
Trahand7368/
Trascin7339/
Traindt7332/
Tratten7317/
Trashyn7314/
Trachin736/
Trausen735/
Ștreang735/
Trainne732/
Trrahan732/
Trachyn732/
Trahane732/
Trassin732/
Traahan731/
Traaten731/
Trangue731/
Trascyn731/
Trassen731/
Trating731/
Thrandt731/
Thraten731/
Thrrant731/
Treatin731/
Thrahan731/
Thraung731/
Threant731/
D'Trang731/
Tracyng731/
Trautin731/
Traceen731/
Thraine730/
Traunne730/
Tracing730/
Treagne730/
Thrasen730/
Trahyne730/
Treasin730/
Trong6761,405/
Truon6713,253/
Trein671,804/
Trone671,785/
Thron671,452/
Traum671,140/
Tront67926/
Troin67777/
Troon67656/
Traising67472/
Tøraasen67130/
Trond67127/
Trainque67127/
Trhanová67113/
Trhanova6739/
Trahnova6736/
Troyn6730/
Trňanová6725/
Treun6719/
Trohn6714/
Tranehed6711/
Traim6710/
Treachin679/
Traschen679/
Tronh679/
Troun678/
Treating675/
Tronn675/
Trainova675/
Traynova674/
Trónd674/
Traingue674/
Traunová673/
Tream673/
Tratting672/
Treyn672/
Trhon672/
Traichin671/
Trannova671/
Tromn671/
Teherean671/
Teherran671/
Traam671/
Trasinne671/
Trausing671/
Thrón671/
Trône671/
Trňanova671/
Trautten671/
Trron671/
Tramt670/
Tramd670/
Thrangue670/

Tran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tran in the Oriya language
ତାଣtana97.26
ତଣtana1.37
Tran in the Hindi language
त्रानtrana60
तरनtarana10
त्रांtram10
त्रन्दनtrandana10
तृणtrna10
Tran in the Russian language
Транtran-
Tran in the Arabic language
ترانtran-

Search for Another Surname

Tran Reference & Research

Tran DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Tran FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tran
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis