Cognomen 전 (前 
, 钱 , 传 , among others...) , in the entire world, is a prevalent last name. The cognomen 전 is habitual in South Korea, where it is a common surname, China, and Lesotho, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in China, South Korea, and the United States. Much less frequently, 전 is the forename as well as the last name.
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| 錢, 前, 傳, 钱, 传 | China |
| Jeon | China, South Korea, Indonesia, United States, Myanmar |
| 전 | South Korea |
| 전우치 Korean Taoist scholar (b. 1500) |
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| 전경협 아가타 koran martyr, catholic saint, KR (b. 1790) |
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전봉준 Korean revolutionary (1853-1895), KR (b. 1853) |
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| 전장운 요한 korean martyr, catholic saint, KR (b. 1811) |
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전덕기 KR (b. 1875) |
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| 전덕원 KR (b. 1871) |
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전두환 11th and 12th President of the Republic of Korea, KR (b. 1931) |
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| 전수용 KR (b. 1879) |
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| 전영택 South Korean novelist (1894-1968), KR (b. 1894) |
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| 전성호 South Korean colonel, KR (b. 1896) |
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전태일 Korean trade unionist and human right activists (1948-1970), KR (b. 1948) |
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| 전용선 KR (b. 1888) |
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전재희 South Korean politician, KR (b. 1949) |
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전광우 South Korean businessman, KR (b. 1949) |
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전인권 musical artist, KR (b. 1954) |
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