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romanization of the

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n surname . It is listed 43rd in the

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''. It is romanized as P'an in

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; Poon, Phoon, Pon, or Pun in

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 ar ...

; Phua in

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and Teochew. In 2019 it was the 36th most common surname in Mainland China. 潘 is also a common surname in Vietnam and Korea. It is romanized Phan in Vietnamese (not to be confused with Phạm) and Ban or Pan in Korean.

Distribution

Pan 潘 is the 37th most common surname in mainland China and the 31st most common surname in Taiwan. None of the romanizations of Pan 潘 appeared among the 1000 most common surnames during the 2000 US census.

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Origins

As with many Chinese surnames, the origins of the Pan are various and sometimes legendary. One origin was a clan name taken from a fief north of Shaanxi granted to Ji Sun, a descendant of King Wen of Zhou. Some members descend from Ji Sun himself, others from his vassals. Another source was a

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of the ruling House of Mi () of the State of Chu during the

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. Among these Pans, Pan Chong served as regent and advisor for the state of Chu. When King Cheng of Chu decided to make a younger son the crown prince, Pan Chong aided the elder prince Shangchen instead. Shangchen forced King Cheng to commit suicide and ascended the throne as King Mu of Chu. Pan Chong was made the "Royal Tutor". A third source in Taiwan was the adoption of the name by

Taiwanese aborigines Taiwanese may refer to: * Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien * Something from or related to Taiwan (Formosa) * Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous people of Taiwan * Han Taiwanese Han Taiwanese, Taiwanese Han (), Taiwane ...

during their

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. Members of the Plains tribes adopted the surname Pan as a modification of their designated status as

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(, ''Fan'').Shepherd, John R. ''Statecraft and Political Economy on the Taiwan Frontier, 1600–1800'', p. 384. Stanford Uni. Press (Stanford), 1993. One family in particular became members of the local gentry, complete with a lineage to

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its c ...

province.Hong Meiyuan. ''Taiwan Zhongbu Pingpu Zhu'' 'Plains Tribes of Central Taiwan'' pp. 310–15. Academia Historica (Taipei), 1997.

List of persons with the surname

Pan

* Pan Yue (born Zhongmou, modern Zhongmu County, Henan), poet * Pan Jixun, scholar official during the Ming Dynasty *

Pan Hannian Pan Hannian (; 18 January 1906 – 14 April 1977) was a major figure in the Chinese Communist intelligence by the early 1930s and until 1955. He began his work with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1926 as a propagandist with the editorial dep ...

，Chinese Politician * Pan Men-an,

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Pingtung County Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pin ...

Pan Qingfu Pan Qingfu (), also known as Grandmaster Pan, was a Chinese martial artist. Grandmaster Pan's awards include a Hall of Fame award from the United International Kung Fu Federation, a Hall of Fame Award from the World Christian Martial Arts Federa ...

, kung fu grandmaster * Rebecca Pan (Poon Dik-wah, Tik-Wa Poon), Chinese-Hong Kong actress and singer *

Pan Shih-wei Pan Shih-wei (; born 27 July 1955) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Council of Labor Affairs from 28 September 2012 and subsequently the Minister of Labor from 17 February 2014 until his resignation on 24 July 2014. Educati ...

, Minister of Labor of the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northea ...

(2014) *

Wen-Chung Pan Pan Wen-chung (; born 28 November 1962) is a Taiwanese educator and politician. He first served as Minister of Education from May 2016 to April 2018 and returned to the post in January 2019. Education Pan obtained his teaching certificate from ...

(Pan Wen-chung), Deputy Mayor of

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Ta ...

(2014–2016) * Will Pan, American-born Taiwanese rapper and actor * Pan An-bang, Taiwanese singer * Pan Jinlian, fictional character from ''

Water Margin ''Water Margin'' (''Shuihu zhuan'') is one of the earliest Chinese novels written in vernacular Mandarin, and is attributed to Shi Nai'an. It is also translated as ''Outlaws of the Marsh'' and ''All Men Are Brothers''. The story, which is ...

'' and '' The Plum in the Golden Vase'' * Pan Anzi, Chinese film director * Cindy Pan, Australian-born medical practitioner, best-selling author and media personality. * Consort Pan, imperial consort during the Chinese dynasty Liu Song. She was Emperor Wen's concubine * Pan Mei, Military general and statesman of imperial China's

Song Dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the res ...

. * Pan Mei-chen, Taiwanese singer *

Princess Pan Princess Pan (潘王妃) (968–989) was the first wife of the future Emperor Zhenzong of Song in imperial China's Song Dynasty. They married in 984 when he was still the Prince of Han (韓王), and she was given the title "Lady of Ju" (莒国� ...

, first wife of the future Emperor Zhenzong of Song in imperial China's

* Pan Shu, Empress of the Eastern Wu, consort of

Sun Quan Sun Quan (, Chinese: 孫權) (183 – 21 May 252), courtesy name Zhongmou (), posthumously known as Emperor Da of Wu, was the founder of the Eastern Wu dynasty, one of the Three Kingdoms of China. He inherited control of the warlord regime es ...

Pan Wei-chih Pan Wei-chih (; born 13 July 1982) is a Taiwanese football (soccer) goalkeeper. He succeeded Yang Cheng-hsing to become Taiwan Power Company F.C.'s goalkeeper. He has been called up to the Chinese Taipei national football team. He is also the f ...

, Taiwanese goalkeeper *

Pan Wen-Yuan Pan Wen-Yuan (; July 15, 1912 – January 3, 1995) was a Chinese-American electrical engineer. Following a three-decade-long career as a researcher at RCA, he played a key role in establishing the integrated circuit (IC) industry in Taiwan in th ...

, Chinese-American electrical engineer *

Pan Xiaoting Pan Xiaoting (; born 25 February 1982) is a Chinese professional pool player. Professional biography She is the first Chinese woman to play full-time on the WPBA Tour, and has been nicknamed the "Queen of Nine-Ball". WPBA Rookie o ...

(潘晓婷), WPBA Rookie of the Year in 2006, female professional pool player * Pan Zhang,

Eastern Han Dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a w ...

General of the

Eastern Wu Wu ( Chinese: 吳; pinyin: ''Wú''; Middle Chinese *''ŋuo'' < Eastern Han Chinese: ''*ŋuɑ''), known in historiography as Eastern Wu o ...

under

* Pan Fu, Chinese politician and Premier of the

during the

Beiyang government The Beiyang government (), officially the Republic of China (), sometimes Chinese postal romanization, spelled Peiyang Government, refers to the government of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China which sat in its capital Pek ...

Pua

* Tony Pua, Malaysian politician from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) *

Pua Hak Chuan Annie Ee Yu Lian (余玉莲 Yú Yùlián; – 13 April 2015) was a Singaporean waitress who was cruelly abused for eight months before she died on 13 April 2015 at the age of 26. Ee's abusers were her 31-year-old childhood friend Tan Hui Zhen ( ...

, Singaporean criminal and murder suspect serving 14 years in jail

Phua

* Paul Phua, Malaysian Chinese businessman and poker player *

Denise Phua Denise Phua Lay Peng ()Denise Phua Lay Peng
, Candidate Profiles, People's Act ...

, Singaporean politician and disability rights activist *

Cynthia Phua Cynthia Phua Siok Gek ( zh, c=潘惜玉, p=Pān Xīyù, born 19 August 1958) is a Singaporean business executive and former politician. She was a Member of Parliament of Aljunied GRC for the Paya Lebar Ward from 25 October 2001 to 19 April 2011 ...

, Singaporean business executive and former politician *

Willie Phua Willie Phua (born 20 February 1928) is a Singaporean news cameraman who is known for his news and feature work covering poignant moments in Asian history over more than three decades. He is the subject of an Australian book published in 2010 c ...

, Singaporean news cameraman * Phua Chu Kang, fictional protagonist of a popular Singaporean television sitcom *

Phua Bah Lee Phua Bah Lee (; 1932 – 26 December 2021) was a Singaporean politician who was a member of the People's Action Party. He was Member of Parliament for Tampines constituency from 1968 to 1988. During his political career spanning twenty years, ...

, Singaporean politician

Poon

* Albert Poon, race car driver from Hong Kong, notable wins include the 1964 Macau Grand Prix, the 1963 & 1965 Malaysia Grand Prix, the 1968 Selangor Grand Prix *

Annie Poon Annie Poon is an American animator based in New York City. Her short "Runaway Bathtub" is in the permanent collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art. Poon's works have appeared in other various venues, including the National Gallery, the B ...

, American animator *

Christine Poon Christine Ann Poon (born c. 1952 in Brentwood, Missouri) is an American business executive. She is the former vice chairman of the Johnson & Johnson Board of Directors and worldwide chairman of J&J's Pharmaceuticals Group. Early life Poon ...

, American business executive * Chung-Kwong Poon (潘宗光), president of Hong Kong Polytechnic University * Dickson Poon, owner of the Harvey Nichols chain of department stores * Poon Dik-wah, the Cantonese name of Rebecca Pan *

Joseph Poon Joseph S. Poon is William Barton Rogers Professor of Physics at the University of Virginia. His research applies physics principles to design, synthesize, and investigate amorphous metals, nano-structured materials, and intermetallic compounds. F ...

, physicist * Poon Lim, Chinese sailor who survived 133 days alone in the South Atlantic * Kelly Poon, Singaporean Mandarin pop singer * Kevin Poon, a Hong Kong-based entrepreneur, fashion designer, event organizer, and blogger * Richard Poon, Chinese-Filipino singer-songwriter *

Wena Poon Wena Poon (方慧娜, born 1974) is a lawyer and novelist based in the United States. She writes English-language fiction. Her work has been seen by academics in the UK, US and Singapore as representative of the transnationalism of her generat ...

, a Singaporean-American novelist *

William Poon William "Bill" Poon is a Chinese-British chef and restaurateur. He started his culinary career at a young age. A seventh generation Master Chef, he worked in Macau and his native Hong Kong where he also trained with a Swiss pâtissière. He came to ...

, founder of Poon's restaurants

Ban

Ban Ki-moon Ban Ki-moon (; ; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was his country's Minister ...

(潘基文), South Korean diplomat, former UN Secretary General * Ban Hyo-jung (潘曉靜), South Korean actress

Han

* Keiko Han, Japanese

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* Megumi Han, Japanese voice actress * Han Zenki, professional Go player

Phan

Aimee Phan Aimee Phan is a Vietnamese-American author. She was born and raised in Orange County, California. She received her BA in English from UCLA and her MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she won a Maytag Fellowship. Her first novel, ''We Should ...

, writer/novelist *

Charles Phan Charles Phan (né Toàn Phan; born July 30, 1962) is an American chef, cookbook author, and restauranteur. He is the Executive Chef and founder of "The Slanted Door" restaurant in San Francisco, California and The Slanted Door Group of restaurants ...

, American chef, cookbook author, restaurateur * Dat Phan, comedian, "Last Comic Standing" winner *

John Phan Bon "John" Phan (born October 10, 1974, in Da Nang, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player based in Stockton, California, who is a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and is a winner and four-time final tablist of ...

, professional poker player *

Joseph Phan Joseph Phan (born August 4, 2001) is a retired Canadian figure skater. At the 2018 World Junior Championships, he won a small bronze medal for his free skate and placed fourth overall. He is the 2017 JGP Croatia Cup silver medalist, the 2018 JG ...

, figure skater *

Michelle Phan Michelle Phan (born April 11, 1987) is an American beauty YouTuber. She is the founder and owner of the multimillion-dollar cosmetics line EM Cosmetics. Early life Michelle Phan was born on April 11, 1987, in Boston, Massachusetts. Both her p ...

, makeup artist * Nam Phan, professional mixed martial artist *

Nicholas Phan Nicholas Phan (last name pronounced /ˈPan/; b. Hartford, Connecticut, January 3, 1979) is an American lyric tenor who has performed internationally with orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philha ...

, tenor *

Phan Thanh Giản Phan Thanh Giản ( vi-hantu, ; , November 11, 1796– August 4, 1867) was a Grand Counsellor at the Nguyễn court in Vietnam. He led an embassy to France in 1863, and committed suicide when France completed the invasion of Southern Vietnam ...

(潘清簡), Imperial mandarin, diplomat * Phan Đình Phùng (潘廷逢), 19th century revolutionary, anti-colonial military leader * Phan Bội Châu (潘佩珠), 20th century scholar, revolutionary, anti-colonial activist * Phan Chu Trinh (潘周楨), 20th century nationalist, writer, anti-colonial activist * Phan Khắc Sửu, President of South Vietnam * Phan Huy Quát, Prime Minister of South Vietnam * Lê Đức Thọ (born Phan Đình Khải), Vietnamese Communist revolutionary, general, diplomat, and politician * Phan Văn Khải, former Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam * Phan Thị Kim Phúc, child subject of a Pulitzer Prize winning photograph taken during the Vietnam War *

Phan Bá Vành Phan Bá Vành ( 潘伯鑅, died March 12, 1827), a native of Minh Giám village (now Vũ Tiên, Thái Bình Province in coastal northern Vietnam), was the charismatic leader of one of Vietnam's largest peasant uprisings, the Phan Bá Vành's R ...

(潘伯鑅), charismatic leader, 19th century revolutionary * Phan Khôi, author, intellectual leader *

Phan Nhiên Hạo Phan Nhiên Hạo'' is a Vietnamese poet and translator, living in the United States. He was born in Vietnam, came to the US in 1991 and now lives in Illinois. He has a BA in Vietnamese Literature from Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical University, a BA ...

, poet and translator *

Phan Nguyên Hồng Phan Nguyên Hồng ( Đức Thọ, 1935) is a Vietnamese academic who is a leading authority on the mangrove ecosystem in Asia, and was awarded the 2008 International Cosmos Prize in recognition of his work. Hồng has been involved in comprehens ...

, leading authority on the mangrove ecosystem in Asia * Phan Xích Long (潘赤龍), mystic and geomancer * Phan Quang Đán, politician

References

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