Worldwide, Lanan (Lanan 
) is a rare unisex first name. The first name Lanan is habitual in Indonesia, where it is a very rare boy's name, the United States, where it is a very rare mostly female, but uncommonly male name, and Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, India, and the United States. Likewise, Lanan is the last name as well as the forename.