In the world, Чан (Chan 
, Chang , Trần , and others...) is a widespread gender-neutral first name. The forename Чан is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly Mongolia, where it is a widespread primarily masculine, but very infrequently girly name, Macao, where it is a widespread epicene name, and Hong Kong (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Vietnam, Hong Kong, and India. More frequently, Чан is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Chang, Chan, Trần, Tran | Myanmar, Vietnam, Hong Kong, United States, China |
| Чан | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Russia |
Ch'Ang, Chen, Cheong, Cheung, Chiang, Chin, Cho, Chong, Cháng, Chén, Chương, Csang, Csen, Dìng, Họ Tưởng, Jahng, Jang, Jhang, Jiang, Khiok, Lung, Seung, Tan, Tchan, Teo, Thường, Tie, Tio, Tiu, Trương, Tân, Zang, Zhang, Zhāng, Çan, Čan, Чанг, Чен, Чень, Чжан, Чэнь, ג'אנג, צ'אנג, צ'ן, تشان, تشانغ, جانغ, চেন, เฉิน, じょう,
Чан is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Chang , the fictional character from Star Trek, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; Chang Wufei , the fictional character from Mobile Suit Gundam Wing; Chan Agi , the fictional character from Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack; Chang Koehan , the fictional character from The King of Fighters, The King of Fighters XIV and Chang Chong-Chen , the fictional character in Tintin, The Adventures of Tintin, among other works.