# Kan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname of multiple origins.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Japanese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,005 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,647 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 102,744 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (2,705 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 菅 (Kan) or かん (Kan).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 83% |
| Two or more races | 3.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kan in Japan and the United States.

## People named Kan

- Naoto Kan, 94th Prime Minister of Japan
- Justin Kan, American internet entrepreneur

## Similar surnames

Kane, Kahn, Keane, Kain, Kean, Kania, Keaney, Kann, Kuan, Kanu, Khan, Kwan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.