Tan

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Tan is a surname and given name commonly found in various East and Southeast Asian cultures, often representing a romanization of different Chinese family names.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf given name
surname
unisex given name
category Cantonese-language surnames
Chinese-language surnames
Hokkien-language surnames
Surnames of Chinese origin
Teochew-language surnames
commonInCountry Australia
Brunei
Cambodia
Canada
China
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Macau
Malaysia
Myanmar
New Zealand
Philippines
Singapore
Taiwan
Thailand
United States NERFINISHED
Vietnam
ethnicAssociation Chinese diaspora
Han Chinese
genderUsage female
male
hasVariant Chan
Chen
Tam
Tham
languageContext Cantonese
Chinese
Hakka
Hokkien
Teochew
regionOfOrigin China
romanizationOf Chinese surname Chen
Chinese surname Tan (談)
Chinese surname Tan (譚)
romanizationSystem Latin alphabet
script Latin script
usageType family name
personal name
usedInCulture East Asian cultures
Southeast Asian cultures

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Chan
hasVariantSpelling

romanizationVariant

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