All around the world, Duan (Duan 
, 段 , دوان 
, along with others...) is quite a common mostly male, but infrequently female given name. The given name Duan is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Brunei, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Vietnam, and Singapore, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Much more frequently, Duan is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Duan | China, Indonesia, Philippines, United States, India |
| 段 | China |
| دوان | Iran, Palestinian Territory, Sudan, Morocco, Iraq |
| Дуан | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Дуань | Russia, Ukraine |
Duan is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Huangfu Duan , the Water Margin character and Duan Mama , the Jin Ping Mei character.
| duan gui One of the Ten regular attendants (b. 150) |
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| empress duan wife of Murong Bao, emperor of Later Yan (b. 301) |
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| empress dowager duan mother of Murong Chao, emperor of Southern Yan (b. 301) |
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| duan shi Chinese empress (b. 301) |
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| empress dowager duan Chinese empress dowager (b. 301) |
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| duan jifei Chinese empress (b. 301) |
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| duan sui Ruler of Western Yan (b. 350) |
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| princess duan wife of Murong Chui while he was Prince of Wu in Former Yan (b. 350) |
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| duan ye Chinese king (b. 350) |
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| duan wei person, CBDB = 162032 (b. 509) |
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| duan lun Tang dynasty person CBDB = 162035 (b. 550) |
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| duan wenzhen person, CBDB = 162033 (b. 550) |
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| duan wenzheng Tang dynasty person CBDB = 142480 (b. 572) |
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| duan shi daughter of Duan Long (b. 578) |
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| duan yuanzhe Tang dynasty person CBDB = 138781 (b. 578) |
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