Around the globe, Gan (Gan 
, ガン 
, Ган 
, and others...) is a common epicene first name. The first name Gan is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common primarily girly, but very infrequently masculine name, Singapore, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Malaysia. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in India, Israel, and Indonesia. More frequently, Gan is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Gan | China, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, India |
| ガン | Japan |
| Ган | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| غان | Sudan, Morocco, Egypt, Libya, Iraq |
| Гань | Russia, Ukraine |
Cam, Can, Cant, Cen, Cion, Gaan, Gahm, Gam, Ganau, Gang, Gangan, Gangen, Gant, Ganzon, Gaunt, Gañ, Geneu, Go, Gon, Gone, Guan, Gun, Gàn, Gàñ, Gán, Gân, Gâñ, Gâń, Gãn, Gãñ, Gãń, Gān, Găñ, Gǎn, Gần, Jen, Kahm, Kam, Kan, Maro, Maru, Marui, Ngan, Ngãn, Nhan, Ta, Wani, Wenden, Yan, Yen,
Gan is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gan Fall , the fictional character from One Piece.
| phoa beng gan the third captain of the Chinese community in Batavia (b. 1610) |
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| sha gan Chinese anarchist (1885–1913) (b. 1885) |
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gu gan Chinese calligraphy, CN (b. 1942) |
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| zhang gan Chinese general (1897-1959), CN (b. 1897) |
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| lim phaik gan Malaysian diplomat and lawyer (1915-2013), MY (b. 1915) |
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serafim gan US (b. 1975) |
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bi gan |
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| siang wei gan researcher |
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| chee gan researcher |
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| lin gan researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-1291-7348) |
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| gan wenda person, CBDB ID = 415772 |
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| mou gan Fu |
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| maoluo gan researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-3089-8654 |
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| hong gan researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0001-7898-7587 |
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| boon chye gan researcher |
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