# Zhan (surname)

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

A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,104 |
| US rank (2010) | 23,120 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 279,661 people |
| Change since 2000 | +79% (616 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /dʒɑn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Chan |

## Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 詹 (Zhān).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Zhan 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) | 1.9% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 96% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Zhan in Australia.

## People named Zhan

- Desmond Chiam, Australian actor

## Similar surnames

Zhen, Zahn, Zane, Zinn, Zeno, Zima, Zona, Zion, Zuno.

## 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.