Family name Nichan (ณิชมน 
, Nichan 
, Нишан 
) , across the world, is a rare last name. The cognomen Nichan is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare surname, Morocco, where it is a rare surname, and Algeria. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Morocco, Kyrgyzstan, and India. More prevalently, Nichan is the forename as well as the last name.