Last name Faan (发安 
, Faan 
, แฟน 
) , all over the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Faan is characteristic of Taiwan, where it is quite a rare surname, Malaysia, where it is a rare surname, and Ethiopia, where it is a very rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in China, Taiwan, and Indonesia. More frequently, Faan is the forename as well as the last name.