Surname Overview
Overview
Fan is a Han Chinese surname with a distinctive historical position.
Fán Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 175,529Fán / Fan
Origins
Surname from a State Name
At the beginning of the Zhou dynasty, a son of Duke Dan of Zhou was enfeoffed in Fan and established the State of Fan. His descendants took the state name as their surname. Fan was located southwest of present-day Huixian, Henan.
Migration and Distribution
Geographic Distribution
The Fan surname is distributed across Hunan, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, and other areas.
Multigroup Distribution
The Fan surname is found among the Han, Hui, Tujia, Xibe, and other ethnic groups.
Notable People
Historical Figures
Fan Bo Ji Lin is recorded as the first Fan Bo of the State of Fan and a son of Duke Ji Dan of Zhou. Fan Cha served as Commander of the Right Guard in the late Yuan period.
Fan Cha
Fan Cha was a Jurchen of Jianzhou and Commander of the Right Guard in the late Yuan period. He was the son of Tong Huihou and the younger brother of Mengge Temur.
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