Xoan

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Attested across 27 languages in the etymology graph.

Xoan is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate given name13 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Spain, Malaysia

  Also written Xoán, Xoặn, Xoắn, Xõan, ̶x̶̶o̶̶ă̶̶n̶

• English given name11 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Spain, Germany, United Kingdom

  Languages: English, German

  Also written Xoán, Xoắn, Xoàn

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Xoán

• Indonesian given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, Malaysia

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Xoàn

• a separate name4 spellings in the group

  Also written Xoăn, Xoắn

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Xoán

25 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

• João Fernandes Andeirob. 1320ESnot in their usual nameGalician nobleman
• Johán Vicente Viqueira Cortónb. 1886ESnot in their usual nameSpanish writer (1886-1924)
• Xoán Xesús Gonzálezb. 1895ESSpanish author
• Xoán Vidal Martínezb. 1904ESSpanish politician and poet (1904-1994)
• Xoán Piñeiro Nogueirab. 1920ESSpanish sculptor (1920-1980)
• Xoán Ignacio Taibob. 1949ESSpanish writer
• Xoán Anleob. 1960ESSpanish sculptor (1960 - )
• Xoán Pérezb. 1968ESSpanish actor from Galicia
• Xoán Paredesb. 1975ESSpanish geographer
• Xoán DavilaESSpanish sculptor ( -1610)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What does the name Xoan mean, and where does it come from?

bead tree (Melia azedarach) Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).

How do you pronounce Xoan?

A machine transcription gives /swaŋ˧˥/ (IPA) for Vietnamese.

Is Xoan a male or female name?

Xoan is a male name. National registers that list it by sex list it as male: Spain (INE).

In which country does Xoan have the most bearers?

In Spain, the national register counted about 723 people named Xoan, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled xoan.

Where is Xoan most common?

Xoan is densest in Spain, where the national register counts about 1 in 69 thousand people carrying it.

How common is the name Xoan?

In Spain, the national register counted 723 people named Xoan, about 1 in 69 thousand residents.