Worldwide, Fan (Fan 
, ファン 
, فان 
, and others...) is a common gender-neutral first name. The forename Fan is habitual in Macao, where it is quite a common epicene name, Hong Kong, and Singapore, where it is quite a rare epicene name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in China, Indonesia, and Hong Kong. More frequently, Fan is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Fan | China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States |
| ファン | Japan |
| فان | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Egypt, Iraq |
| Фан | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| Фань | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| פאן | Israel |
Anaid, Dari, De, F'N, Fan Hâm Mộ, Fana, Fanaid, Fancy, Fandia, Fani, Fann, Fanne, Fanny, Fansub, Fañ, Faｎ, Fen, Fon, Frances, Fàn, Fàñ, Fán, Fáñ, Fáń, Fân, Fâñ, Fâń, Fãn, Fãñ, Fãń, Fān, Făn, Făñ, Fąń, Fǎn, Fắn, Fａn, Ghãn, Phàn, Phán, Phãn, Phăn, Phąń, Phạm, Phạn, Phản, Phấn, Phẩn, Phận, Phắn,
Fan is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Fan Se-Yeng , the fictional character, The Adventures of Tintin; Fan Kid , the character from 2009 film 'Dadnapped'; Fan , the character from 2009 film 'Dadnapped'; Fan Guy , the character from 2009 film 'Dadnapped' and Fan Lihua , the fictional character from literature and operas about Sui-Tang period, and in many other works.
| liu fan Han dynasty general, Liu Yan's son (b. 150) |
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| fan hsiung King of Champa (b. 250) |
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| liu fan Western Jin politician (b. 250) |
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| xun fan (b. 245) |
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| fan wen person, CBDB = 142317 (b. 632) |
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| fan zhong Yuan dynasty person CBDB = 105033 (b. 1256) |
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| gan fan politician (b. 1419) |
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| fan gui politician (b. 1431) |
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| fan wen Ming dynasty person CBDB = 198335 (b. 1433) |
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| fan yuan Ming dynasty person CBDB = 201245 (b. 1455) |
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| hu fan Ming dynasty person CBDB = 201265 (b. 1469) |
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| fan fang Qing dynasty person CBDB = 82396 (b. 1625) |
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| liu fan Chinese politician (b. 1878) |
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| gunong fan (b. 1881) |
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shi yan fan Shaolin warrior monk, IT (b. 1966) |
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