Forename Jan

Globally, Jan (Jan , 扬 , Ян , and others...) is a prevalent dominantly male, but infrequently female forename. The forename Jan is habitual in Czechia, where it is a widespread boy's name, Poland, where it is a common male name, and Belgium (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in China, India, and Czechia. Also, Jan is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Jan is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Jan

name Chan, name Ioannis, name Жан, name I., name Iwo, name Jahn, name 扬, name Ivan, name Annus, name Giovan, name Gianni, name Ifan, name Giuàn, name Jana, name Jach, name Džons, name Chanti, name Janda, name Ivans, name Diêm, name Evan, name Jaan, name Jan, name ヤン, name יאן, name Jack, name Honsa, name Gian, name Giannis, name Ion, name Giovanni, name Ivano, name Janey, name جان, name Ivo, name Hanns, name Ian, name Erwann, name Grobian, name Iván, name Hans, name Ivashka, name Iâm, name Iwan, name Jan-Erik, name Ieuan, name يان, name Hannes, name Honza, name Huans, name Ioannes, name Giâm, name Ianka, name Ioan, name Janet, name Jandy, name Ян, name Ioann

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Jan	Poland, China, Pakistan, Czechia, India
扬	China
Ян	United States, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus
جان	Syria, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt
Жан	Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus
ヤン	Japan
יאן	Israel
يان	Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Sudan, Egypt

First names said to be same

Annus, Chan, Chanti, Diêm, Džons, Erwann, Evan, Gian, Gianni, Giannis, Giovan, Giovanni, Giuàn, Giâm, Grobian, Hannes, Hanns, Hans, Honsa, Honza, Huans, I., Ian, Ianka, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Ioann, Ioannes, Ioannis, Ion, Ivan, Ivano, Ivans, Ivashka, Ivo, Iván, Iwan, Iwo, Iâm, Jaan, Jach, Jack, Jahn, Jan-Erik, Jana, Janda, Jandy, Janet, Janey,

First name Jan in the context

Jan is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: John the Apostle , the apostle of Jesus; son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of James; traditionally identified with John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, and the Beloved Disciple, Gospel of Mark; Tarzan , the fictional character from Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan of the Apes, Tarzan and the Lion Man; Dr. John Watson , the fictional character of Sherlock Holmes; Jan Bronski , the fictional character from The Tin Drum by Günter Grass and Hermione Granger , the fictional character from the Harry Potter stories, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	jan i van arkel (b. 990)
	jan seyum king of Ethiopia in the 11th century, ET (b. 1000)
	jan bishop of Wrocław (b. 1000)
	jan gryfita Silesian Prince-Bishop, PL (b. 1100)
	jan ii. CZ (b. 1100)
	jan iii van arkel (b. 1080)
	jan iv van arkel (b. 1085)
	jan v van arkel (b. 1105)
	jan z ford (b. 1140)
	jan prandota Polish bishop, PL (b. 1200)
	jan ii. z dražic CZ (b. 1200)
	jan de ronco (b. 1150)
	jan iii. CZ (b. 1150)
	jan czapla PL (b. 1150)
	jan i. (b. 1150)