Han

Chinese family name (韓/韩)

NameChinese family name family nameQ717767

Also known as Hon

Instance of: Chinese family name
, family name

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Han is a common Chinese surname. The spelling "Han" is based on China's pinyin system and so used throughout mainland China. Spelling can vary from 'Hon' in Cantonese-speaking areas to 'Hang' in Hainan. It is the 15th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem. In 2003, Han (韩) is ranked 25th in China in terms of the number of bearers at around 8 million persons. In 2019 it was the 28th most common surname in mainland China.

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Different from: Han (韓) criterion used: family name has to use a different item than disambiguation page
Han criterion used: family name has to use a different item than disambiguation page
Q4495600 criterion used: family name has to use a different item than disambiguation page
Script: Chinese characters
Native label: 韩 script: simplified Chinese characters
韓 script: traditional Chinese characters
Said to be the same as: Han criterion used: eumhun
Han criterion used: pinyin
Hàn
Hon criterion used: Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation, Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
Transliteration or transcription: Hán
한
Attested in: Finnish Population Information System
Language: Chinese

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