Globally, Adan (Adan 
, عدن 
, Adán 
, among others...) is a widespread principally male, but scarcely girly first name. The first name Adan is characteristic of Mexico, where it is quite a common masculine name, Somalia, and Nicaragua (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Mexico, the United States, and Argentina. Also, Adan is the last name as well as the forename.
Adan is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Adan | United States, Mexico, Somalia, Philippines, Kenya |
| عدن | Yemen, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sudan |
| Adán | Argentina, Peru, United States, Mexico, Honduras |
| 阿丹 | China |
| Адан | Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus |
| Аден | Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan |
Adan is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mágenheim Ádám , character in Szomszédok.
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adan kovacsics Spanish philologist and translator, CL (b. 1953) |
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adan sowa professional golfer, AR (b. 1954) |
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| adan torres Argentinian athletics competitor, AR (b. 1923) |
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| adan e. treganza (b. 1916) |
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mohamud ibrihim adan Somali politician, SO |
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adan haji ali Somali lawyer and judge |
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| ghazali abbas adan Indonesian politician (born 1951), ID (b. 1951) |
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| adan zzywwurath Italian journalist and writer (1952-), IT (b. 1952) |
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| adan machado association football player, UY (b. 1955) |
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| adan ahmed elmi Somalian politician, SO (b. 1966) |
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| adan juárez Mexican cyclist, MX (b. 1969) |
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| adan manuel mazara ruiz chess player (b. 1976) |
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| adan munoz South African baseball player (1977-), ZA (b. 1977) |
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| adan alberto avalos researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-9690-1334) |
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| adan fu researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-9199-8694) |
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