Family name 陈 (Chan 
, Chen , Trần , along with others...) , across the world, is a prevalent last name. The family name 陈 is characteristic of Hong Kong, where it is a prevalent surname, Macao, and Cayman Islands (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in China, Hong Kong, and Turkey. Much less frequently, 陈 is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Trần, Cen, Chan, Can, Chen | China, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Turkey |
| 陈 | China |
| 진 | South Korea |
| Chén, Tân | China, United States, Singapore, Vietnam, Myanmar |
| Tsan | China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Myanmar |
| Dâng | Vietnam |
| 陈蕃 Chinese Han dynasty official (died 168), CN (b. 50) |
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陈震 Chinese She Han state official (died 235), CN (b. 170) |
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| 陈翥 CN (b. 1009) |
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陈容 Chinese painter from the Song Dynasty (1200-1266), CN (b. 1200) |
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| 陈祖仁 CN (b. 1314) |
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| 陈理 last emperor of the Chen Han (Dahan, Great Han) during the Yuan dynasty Ming dynasty transition, CN (b. 1351) |
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陈洪绶 Chinese artist (1598-1652), CN (b. 1598) |
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陈圆圆 poet, Chinese concubine, CN (b. 1624) |
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陈宏谋 Chinese official and philosopher (1696—1771), CN (b. 1696) |
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| 陈梦雷 Qing dynasty writer of the Gujin Tushu Jicheng encyclopedia, CN (b. 1650) |
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陈长兴 Chinese martial artist, CN (b. 1771) |
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陈享 Chinese martial artist, CN (b. 1806) |
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| 陈继昌 CN (b. 1791) |
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陈季同 Qing dynasty diplomat, CN (b. 1851) |
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陈三立 Chinese poet (1853-1937), CN (b. 1853) |
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