All around the world, Guan (Guan 
, 关 , Гуан 
) is quite a common largely boy's, but infrequently feminine given name. The first name Guan is habitual in Mongolia, where it is quite a common masculine name, Israel, where it is quite a rare largely feminine, but uncommonly masculine name, and Singapore, where it is quite a rare epicene name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in China, Mongolia, and Indonesia. Much more prevalently, Guan is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Guan | Indonesia, United States, Philippines, Malaysia, China |
| 关 | China |
| Гуан | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| Гуань | Ukraine, Russia |
Guan is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Guan Yin , the Chinese interpretation of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, Journey to the West and Guan , the fictional character in the series Xiaolin Showdown.
| chen guan (b. 1563) |
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| chen guan (b. 1599) |
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| tan teck guan philanthropist (b. 1846) |
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| lee choon guan Straits-born Chinese businessman and philanthropist, who was one of the founders of the Chinese Commercial Bank in 1912 (b. 1868) |
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| oh sian guan (b. 1874) |
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| chia kim guan badminton player, SG (b. 1906) |
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| lim boon guan badminton player, SG (b. 1906) |
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| hua guan Chinese writer (b. 1922) |
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| ong eng guan Singaporean politician, SG (b. 1925) |
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| ong kiat guan basketball player, SG (b. 1930) |
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| goh hock guan politician, MY (b. 1934) |
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| yeap ghim guan Malaysian politician, MY (b. 1941) |
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| lim siong guan Singaporean civil servant, SG (b. 1947) |
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| ng han guan badminton player, MY (b. 1955) |
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| ang yong guan Singaporean politician (b. 1955) |
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