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    The surname Zhan

    A Chinese surname, carried by 1,104 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /dʒɑn/ 1 syllable Soundex Z500

    Zhan: #23,120 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Zhan #23,120, 1,104 people Zhan: #23,120 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Zhan #23,120, 1,104 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zhan is more common than 85.8% of them.

    Origin

    Chinese origin

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

    One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,104 people named Zhan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 279,661 Americans. That is up 79% since 2000, when the Census counted 616.

    #23,120
    rank among US surnames
    1,104
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +79.2%
    change since 2000 (was #34,711)

    Who is named Zhan

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Zhan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.9% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 0.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Zhans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Desmond Chiam
      Australian actor, born 1989

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Zhan

    Zhan has the Soundex code Z500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z500.

    Other Chinese surnames

    All 193 Chinese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Zhan come from?
    From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 詹 (Zhān).
    How common is the surname Zhan?
    1,104 people in the United States had the surname Zhan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 279,661 Americans. It ranked 23,120th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Zhan?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Zhan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.9% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Zhan?
    Desmond Chiam, Australian actor.
    Where is the surname Zhan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Zhan in Australia.
    How do you pronounce Zhan?
    Zhan is /dʒɑn/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Zhan getting more or less common?
    More common. 616 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,104 in 2010, up 79%.
    What are other spellings of Zhan?
    Chan.