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Chan

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Cantonese romanization of surname Chen Cantonese romanization of surname Tan Chinese-language surname family name surname

Chan is a common Chinese surname shared by many notable individuals across various fields worldwide.

Aliases (1)

Chen ×2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cantonese romanization of surname Chen → Cantonese romanization of surname Tan → Chinese-language surname → family name → surname →
category	Cantonese-language surnames → Chinese surnames → Surnames of Asian origin →
culturalAssociation	Chinese diaspora →
etymologicalOrigin	Chinese clan names →
frequency	common surname among overseas Cantonese communities → common surname in Hong Kong →
genderAssociation	unisex →
hasNotableBearer	Anita Chan → Eason Chan → Freddie Chan → Jackie Chan → Kelly Chan → Margaret Chan → Michael Chan → Norman Chan → Patrick Chan → Sammo Hung Kam-bo (Sammo Hung, birth name Hung Kam-bo, but often associated with Jackie Chan as fellow Hong Kong action star) → Vivian Chan →
hasVariantSpelling	Can → Chen → Chin → Tan →
languageOfOrigin	Chinese →
regionOfPrevalence	Guangdong → Hong Kong → Macau → Malaysia → Overseas Chinese communities → Singapore → Southeast Asia →
romanizationSystem	Cantonese-based romanization →
romanizesChineseCharacter	曾 → 詹 → 陈 → 陳 →
script	Latin alphabet →
transliteratesToPinyin	Chen → Zeng → Zhan →
usedAs	last name →
usedInLanguage	Cantonese → English → Hokkien →
writingSystemOfOrigin	Chinese characters →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gerald Chan → Michael Chan (Ontario politician) → Michael Chan (actor) → Michael Chan (businessman) → Patrick Chan → Priscilla Chan → Ronnie Chan →	familyName
Chan Buddhism →	alternativeName
詹 →	CantoneseRomanization
Zhan →	hasAlternativeRomanization
Michael Chan →	hasFamilyName
Vivian Chan →	hasNameComponent
Tan →	hasVariant
Chan ("Chen") →	hasVariantSpelling
詹 →	relatedSurname
陳 →	romanizationVariant
Chan ("Chen") →	transliteratesToPinyin