Around the globe, Than (Than 
, タン 
, ธาร 
) is a widespread gender-neutral given name. The first name Than is characteristic of Mongolia, where it is a prevalent gender-neutral name, Macao, where it is quite a common unisex name, and Myanmar, where it is quite a rare largely male, but seldom girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Mongolia, India, and Myanmar. Likewise, Than is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Than | Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, Mongolia, India |
| タン | Japan |
| ธาร | Thailand |
| Тхан | Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Russia |
Dan, Forthan, Tanas, Thanne, Thañ, Thań, Then, Thàn, Thán, Tháñ, Tháń, Thân, Thâñ, Thâń, Thâň, Thãn, Thãñ, Thãń, Thăn, Thăñ, Thạn, Thản, Thấn, Thần, Thẩn, Thận, Thắn, Thằn, Tĥan, Tĥañ, Tĥań, Tĥàn, Tĥàñ, Tĥàń, Tĥán, Tĥáñ, Tĥáń, Tĥân, Tĥâñ, Tĥâń, Tĥãn, Tĥãñ, Tĥãń, Tĥãň, Tĥăn, Tĥăñ, Tĥăń, Tĥąn, Tĥąń, Tħan,
Than is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Tan Yuster , character in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.
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ba than MM (b. 1883) |
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| aung than Burmese dentist, MM (b. 1940) |
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| hoang thi than Canadian archaeologist, CA (b. 1944) |
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| ohn than Burmese democracy activist, MM (b. 1946) |
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| mahn win khaing than politician (b. 1952) |
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| kyaw than Burmese politician, MM (b. 1956) |
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| htun htun than chess player (b. 1970) |
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| kyaw than MM (b. 1965) |
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| aye aye than Ph.D. Beijing Institute of Technology 2019 |
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| aung than researcher |
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| kyaw min than Burmese bodybuilder |
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| nguen hak than Ph. D. Lomonosov Moscow State University 1990 |
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| dinh dai than botanist |
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| win min than Burmese beauty blogger (b. 1983) |
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| yu yu myint than 21st-century Burmese photographer, MM (b. 1984) |
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