Chan is a non-

pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese for ...

romanisation of multiple

Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the ...

s, based on different

varieties of Chinese Chinese, also known as Sinitic, is a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family consisting of hundreds of local varieties, many of which are not mutually intelligible. Variation is particularly strong in the more mountainous southeast of main ...

. Among respondents to the

2000 United States Census The United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 ce ...

, Chan was the 12th-most common surname among Asian Pacific Americans, and 459th-most common overall, with 59,811 bearers (91.0% of whom identified as Asian/Pacific Islander). Chan was the ninth-most common Chinese surname in

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

as of 1997 (ranked by English spelling, rather than by Chinese characters). Roughly 48,400 people, or 1.9% of the

Chinese Singaporean Chinese Singaporeans () are Singaporeans of Chinese descent. Chinese Singaporeans constitute 75.9% of the Singaporean citizen population according to the official census, making them the largest ethnic group among them. As early as the 10th ...

population, bore the surname Chan.

Cantonese romanisation of 陈/陳

Chan is a

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

romanisation of the surname spelled in pinyin as Chén (). * Diana Ming Chan (; 1929–2008), American social worker of Chinese descent *

Amy Chan (badminton) Amy Chan MBE ( zh, p=Chén Niàncí, t=陳念慈; also known as Chan Lim Chee; born 27 June 1961) is a retired badminton player from Hong Kong who won gold medals in World championships and Commonwealth games. About Chan has two brothers and ...

(; born 1961), Hong Kong badminton player *

Isabel Chan Chan Yat Ling (), known in the West as Isabel Chan or Yat Ling Chan, is a Chinese actress based in Hong Kong. Chan Yat Ling is the Cantonese equivalent of her Mandarin Chinese name. She has been active as a Cantonese language performer since 199 ...

(; born 1979), Hong Kong actress *

Gemma Chan Gemma Chan (born 29 November 1982) is an English actress. Born and raised in London, Chan attended the Newstead Wood School for Girls and studied law at Worcester College, Oxford before choosing to pursue a career in acting instead, enrolling at t ...

(; born 1982), English actress and model of Chinese descent * Eugene Chan (), Hong Kong linguist

Hokkien romanisation of 曾

Chan is a

Hokkien The Hokkien () variety of Chinese is a Southern Min language native to and originating from the Minnan region, where it is widely spoken in the south-eastern part of Fujian in southeastern mainland China. It is one of the national languages in ...

romanisation of the surname spelled in pinyin as Zēng (曾). People with this surname include: *

James Chan Soon Cheong James Chan Soon Cheong (; born 26 July 1926) is a Malaysian prelate in the Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics ...

(曾順祥; born 1926), Malaysian Roman Catholic bishop * Chan Soo Sen (曾士生; born 1956), Singaporean politician * Soo K. Chan (曾仕乾; born 1962), Singaporean architect * Chan Kwok Fai (曾國琿; born 1982), Malaysian singer *

Dinah Chan Dinah Chan Siew Kheng (born 24 May 1986) is a Singaporean former road and track cyclist. Chan won the gold medal in the individual time trial at the 2013 South East Asian Games, held in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, ending a 16-year title drought for Singa ...

(曾秀卿; born 1986), Singapore road cyclist *

Jasper Chan Jasper Chan (born 7 November 1988 in Singapore) is a Singaporean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for S.League club, Geylang International. Club career Chan started out in football as a striker, only switching to between the sticks when he ...

(曾羽辉; born 1988), Singaporean footballer *

Chan Kwong Beng Chan Kwong Beng (born 2 June 1988 in Perak) is a Malaysian badminton player, and in 2017 he started to represent the United States. In 2013, he won the men's singles competition at the Vietnam International The Vietnam International or Vietna ...

(曾廣銘; born 1988), Malaysian badminton player *

Chan Boon Yong Chan Boon Yong, a second-generation diamantaire born in Malaysia and currently based in Shanghai since 2008, is a prominent jeweller specialising in large diamonds and founder of The Carat Club. Upon graduating from the London School of Econom ...

(曾文勇), Malaysian diamantaire *

Jannie Chan Dato Jannie Chan Siew Lee (曾秀丽), also known by her married name, Jannie Tay, is a Singaporean entrepreneur and former president of the Singapore Retailers Association and the ASEAN Business Forum, in both cases the first woman to hold the p ...

(曾秀丽), Singaporean luxury retail businesswoman *

Joel Chan (photographer) Joel Chan () is a Singapore-born, Australian-based photographer. Career Chan's first assignment was with SG Design Fusion, a boutique publishing firm. He also accepted a commission with his alma mater, University of Newcastle, Australia. Chan w ...

(曾俊彦), Singaporean-born Australian photographer *

Priscelia Chan Priscelia Chan Shih Mei, also known as Zeng Shimei, is a Singaporean television actress and host. Career Chan was a tax auditor before taking part in Star Search Singapore 1999. Despite being eliminated in the semifinals, she was offered a co ...

(曾詩梅), Singaporean actress *

Chan Tien Ghee Dato Chan Tien Ghee (), more commonly known as TG, is a Malaysian businessman, who was the chairman of Cardiff City Football Club from May 2010 to March 2013. Cardiff City Chan Tien Ghee became chairman on 27 May 2010. His aim was to get Cardif ...

(曾長義), Malaysian businessman

Mandarin Wade–Giles romanisation of 詹

Chan is a

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

Wade–Giles Wade–Giles () is a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Francis Wade, during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert A. Giles's '' Chinese–English Dictionary'' o ...

romanisation (often used in Taiwan) of the surname spelled in pinyin as Zhān (詹). People with this surname include: *

Chan Chun-po Chan Chun-po (; born 30 October 1941) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Vice Chairperson of the Kuomintang from 12 January 2007 to 30 April 2014. KMT Secretary-General Chan was appointed as Secretary-General of Kuomintang for the second ti ...

(詹春柏; born 1941), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician * Steve Chan (詹啟賢; born 1948), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician and physician * Thomas Chan (詹順貴; born 1963), Taiwanese Green Party politician *

Chan Ya-wen Chan Ya-wen (; born 2 March 1967 in Changhua, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese Hokkien pop singer, lyricist, and composer. She won the 2008 Golden Melody Award for Best Dialect Female Artist. In 2021, she was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, with her ...

(詹雅雯; born 1967), Taiwanese Hokkien pop singer *

Chan Yih-shin Chan Yih-shin (; born 20 April 1977) is a Taiwanese professional golfer. Chan turned professional in 2002 and played on the Asian Tour from 2003–04 and since 2008. He won his first Asian Tour event at the inaugural King's Cup in December 200 ...

(詹益信; born 1977), Taiwanese golfer *

Faye Chan Zhan Wen-ting (; born August 27, 1981), known professionally as Faye, is a Taiwanese singer and businesswoman. She is the former lead vocalist of pop rock band F.I.R., who won Golden Melody Award for Best New Artist in 2005. In 2017, Faye ...

(詹雯婷; born 1981), Taiwanese singer *

Chan Chin-wei Chan Chin-wei (, born 8 January 1985) is a former professional tennis player from Taiwan. She won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, along with six singles and 49 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached her best singles ranking o ...

(詹謹瑋; born 1985), Taiwanese female tennis player *

Yako Chan Yako Chan () is a Taiwanese singer and actress. She was a member of the band Hey Girl. Early life Chan's parents divorced when she was young. Alongside her mother and brother, Chan reportedly lived in impoverished conditions, frequently moving b ...

(詹子晴; born 1988), Taiwanese singer and actress * Chan Che-Yuan (詹哲淵; born 1989), Taiwanese football midfielder *

Chan Yung-jan Latisha Chan (born 17 August 1989), formerly known by her Chinese name Chan Yung-jan (; ), is a Taiwanese tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles. She has won 33 career titles in doubles, including a Grand Slam title at the 2017 ...

(詹詠然; born 1989), Taiwanese tennis player *

Chan Hao-ching Chan Hao-ching (; ; born September 19, 1993), also known as Angel Chan, is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. She is primarily a doubles specialist, having won 18 WTA, 2 WTA Challenger and 6 ITF titles in that discipline. Chan reached the ...

(詹皓晴; born 1993), Taiwanese tennis player, younger sister of Chan Yung-jan * Chan Sheng-Yao (詹聖堯), Taiwanese Buddhist master and artist * Chan Ting-I (詹婷怡), Taiwanese politician

Mandarin Wade–Giles romanisation of 战/戰

Chan is a

romanisation (often used in Taiwan) of the surname spelled in pinyin as Zhàn (战/戰). People with this surname include: *

Elisa Chan Elisa Chan () is a Taiwanese-American politician and businesswoman who has served as a member for District 9 of the San Antonio City Council in San Antonio, Texas. She was a candidate in the 2022 Republican primary for the Texas House of Representa ...

(戰琬瑜), American politician in Texas

Other

Chan is a romanisation of the surname spelled in pinyin as Tián (田). People with this surname include: *

Chan Seng Khai Chan Seng Khai () was the second mayor of Kuching South City Council since 1997. He succeeded Datuk Song Swee Guan, who was the first mayor of the city, in 1988 when Kuching was elevated to City status and partitioned into South and North. Ch ...

(田承凱; born 1953), Malaysian politician in Sarawak *

Jeremy Chan Jeremy Chan Ming Yuew (; born 17 July 1981) is a Singaporean Singaporeans, or the Singaporean people, refers to citizens or people who identify with the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultur ...

(田銘耀; born 1981), Singaporean actor and singer

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Cantonese romanisation of 陈/陳

Hokkien romanisation of 曾

Mandarin Wade–Giles romanisation of 詹

Mandarin Wade–Giles romanisation of 战/戰

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