Zuan

given name · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/zˈwɑn/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Zuan is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in China than in any other country. Recorded meaning: From Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (yókhanan), literally “G-d is gracious”.

rarermore common
  • MYMalaysia≈1 in 112K(inferred from the name graph)
  • CNChina≈1 in 224K
  • IDIndonesia≈1 in 234K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

China (inferred from the name graph)

≈6,200 people, est.

Sources
42 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 112K (inferred from the name graph)

Malaysia, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Derivation of Zuan: each step is the form the one above it came from.
Zuan
  1. LatinIohannes(measured from records)
  2. Ancient GreekἸωάννηςIōánnēs(measured from records)
  3. Hebrewיוחנןyókhanan(measured from records)

From Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (yókhanan), literally “G-d is gracious”.

Sources 4

  • Dizionario dei cognomi italiani
  • Wiktionary
  • Dicionário dos sobrenomes italianos
  • Schuessler, ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese (2007)

Attested across 25 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Zuan counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Zuan is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
CN China≈6,200 est.≈1 in 224K—Zuan28
ID Indonesia≈1,100 est.≈1 in 234Klisted——
MY Malaysia≈290 est.≈1 in 112K—Zuan19
US United States≈59 est.≈1 in 5.6M—Zuan42
ZA South Africa≈45 est.≈1 in 1.3M—Zuan4
SG Singapore≈9 est.≈1 in 673K—Zuan6
GY Guyana11 in 750K1—1

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Zuan is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Spanish given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Brazil, Peru, Argentina

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Zuañ, Žuan

  • French given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France

    Also written Žuan

  • Italian given name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Italy

    Also written Zuañ

28 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.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

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).

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalHi Zuan,

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.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 11 sources across 9 countries.

Reference works 2

  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
  • Cognomix.it (Nomix s.r.l.) — Italian surname origin dictionary

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

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

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Zuan mean, and where does it come from?
From Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (yókhanan), literally “G-d is gracious”. Recorded by Dizionario dei cognomi italiani and Wiktionary and 2 other sources.
What are other forms of the name Zuan?
In the etymology graph, John, Ivan and Jack are forms of the same name in other languages.
How do you pronounce Zuan?
A machine transcription gives /zˈwɑn/ (IPA) for English.
Is Zuan a male or female name?
Zuan is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
In which country does Zuan have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 6.2 thousand people named Zuan in China, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled zuan.
How common is the name Zuan?
In Guyana, the national register counted 1 people named Zuan in 2025, about 1 in 750 thousand residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Zuan”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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