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

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

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)