Forename Tan

Globally, Tan (Tan , タン , แทน , among others...) is a widespread epicene first name. The forename Tan is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Singapore, where it is a common unisex name, Brunei, where it is quite a common epicene name, and Malaysia (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in Indonesia, China, and Vietnam. More frequently, Tan is the last name as well as the forename.

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

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Tan

name Chan, name Também, name Tanul, name Thiện, name Tam, name Tami, name Gin, name Tannum, name ตัน, name Jeen, name טאן, name Tana, name Tannian, name Tamén, name Tannin, name Niwa, name Tanto, name Tañ, name Taň, name Tan, name Tani, name タン, name Jin, name Tanne, name Thâm, name Akai, name Chin, name Dan, name Akashi, name Dìng, name Csen, name Dàn, name Tan Tành, name Tań, name Tannen, name Taner, name Tran, name Dān, name Tawny, name Tannetum, name Тан, name Akasi, name Feminis, name Tanguy, name Shan, name 譚, name Trần, name Chen, name Тань, name Tàn, name Tawn, name Tand, name Tannic, name Stand, name Tannare, name แทน, name Tano, name تان, name Chén

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Tan	Philippines, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia
タン	Japan
ตัน, แทน	Thailand
تان	Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Iraq, Sudan, Egypt
Тан	Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Ukraine
譚	China
Тань	Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan
טאן	Israel

First names said to be same

Akai, Akashi, Akasi, Chan, Chen, Chin, Chén, Csen, Dan, Dàn, Dìng, Dān, Feminis, Gin, Jeen, Jin, Niwa, Shan, Stand, Tam, Também, Tami, Tamén, Tan Tành, Tana, Tand, Taner, Tanguy, Tani, Tannare, Tanne, Tannen, Tannetum, Tannian, Tannic, Tannin, Tannum, Tano, Tanto, Tanul, Tawn, Tawny, Tañ, Tań, Taň, Thiện, Thâm, Tran, Trần, Tàn,

First name Tan in the context

Tan is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Tan Yuster , character in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.

Notable namesakes

	fu tan (b. 538)
	tan quanbo general (b. 834)
	hu tan politician (b. 1445)
	hu tan Ming dynasty person CBDB = 200513 (b. 1452)
	cui tan (1725-1801) (b. 1725)
	tan tock seng Singaporean merchant and philanthropist, MY (b. 1798)
	tan kim seng Singaporean philanthropist, MY (b. 1805)
	tan hiok nee Chinese mayor, MY (b. 1827)
	tan howe liang Singaporean weightlifter, SG (b. 1933)
	hiong liong tan Indonesian-Dutch chess master, ID (b. 1938)
	altan tan Turkish politician, TR (b. 1958)
	tran van tan FR (b. 1898)
	sie tiat tan (b. 1904)
	tan siew sin Malaysian politician (1916-1988), MY (b. 1916)
	tan chuan-jin Singaporean politician, SG (b. 1969)

Characteristic surnames

Ma, Ab, Ar, An, Al, Sk, Sy, So, Se, Ad, Su, Sa, Mg, Ms, Mr, My, Mu, Mi, Mo, Si, and As