'''Chan''' is a non-[[pinyin]] romanisation of multiple [[Chinese surname]]s, based on different [[varieties of Chinese]].
Among respondents to the [[2000 United States census]], Chan was the 12th-most common surname among [[Asian Pacific Americans]], and 459th-most common overall, with 59,811 bearers (91.0% of whom identified as Asian/Pacific Islander).<ref name="Monga">{{cite web|url=http://names.mongabay.com/data/asian_pacific_islander.html|title=Most common last names for Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S.|publisher=[[Mongabay]]|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref> Chan was the ninth-most common Chinese surname in [[Singapore]] as of 1997 (ranked by English spelling, rather than by Chinese characters). Roughly 48,400 people, or 1.9% of the [[Chinese Singaporeans|Chinese Singaporean]] population, bore the surname Chan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.singstat.gov.sg/pubn/papers/people/chinesesurnames.html|title=Popular Chinese Surnames in Singapore|newspaper=Statistics Singapore Newsletter|volume=20|number=2|date=October 1997|access-date=8 January 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080223075738/http://www.singstat.gov.sg/pubn/papers/people/chinesesurnames.html|archive-date=23 February 2008}}</ref>
==Cantonese romanisation of 陈/陳== Chan is a [[Cantonese]] romanisation of the surname spelled in pinyin as [[Chen (surname)|Chén]] ({{zh|t=陳}}).
*[[Chan Kong-sang]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|陳港生}}; born 1954) a.k.a. [[Jackie Chan]], Hong Kong actor *[[Danny Chan|Danny Chan Pak Keung]] (陳百強; 1958–1993), Hong Kong singer, songwriter and actor *[[Diana Ming Chan]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|張陳維明}}; 1929–2008), American social worker of Chinese descent *[[Amy Chan (badminton)]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|陳念慈}}; born 1961), Hong Kong badminton player *[[Isabel Chan]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|陳逸寧}}; born 1979), Hong Kong actress *[[Gemma Chan]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|陳靜}}; born 1982), English actress and model of Chinese descent *[[Eugene Chan (linguist)|Eugene Chan]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|陳西林}}), Hong Kong linguist *[[Agnes Chan]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|陳美齡}}), Hong-Kong-born university professor, essayist and novelist *[[Sunney Chan]] (陳長謙; 1936–2025), American biophysical chemist
==Hokkien romanisation of 曾== Chan is a [[Hokkien]] romanisation of the surname spelled in pinyin as [[Zeng|Zēng (曾)]]. People with this surname include:
* [[James Chan Soon Cheong]] (曾順祥; 1926–2023), Malaysian Roman Catholic bishop * [[Jose Mari Chan|Jose Mari L. Chan]] (曾煥福; born 1945), Filipino singer-songwriter * [[Chris Chan]] (曾成兴; born 1950), Singaporean sports administrator * [[Chan Soo Sen]] (曾士生; born 1956), Singaporean politician * [[Soo K. Chan]] (曾仕乾; born 1962), Singaporean architect * [[Chan Kwok Fai]] (曾國琿; born 1982), Malaysian singer * [[Dinah Chan]] (曾秀卿; born 1986), Singapore road cyclist * [[Jasper Chan]] (曾羽辉; born 1988), Singaporean footballer * [[Chan Kwong Beng]] (曾廣銘; born 1988), Malaysian badminton player * [[Chan Boon Yong]] (曾文勇), Malaysian diamantaire * [[Jannie Chan]] (曾秀丽), Singaporean luxury retail businesswoman * [[Priscelia Chan]] (曾詩梅), Singaporean actress * [[Chan Tien Ghee]] (曾長義), Malaysian businessman
==Mandarin Wade–Giles romanisation of 詹==
Chan is a [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] [[Wade–Giles]] romanisation (often used in Taiwan) of the surname spelled in pinyin as [[Zhan (surname)#List of people with the surname 詹|Zhān (詹)]]. People with this surname include:
* [[Chan Chun-po]] (詹春柏; born 1941), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician * [[Steve Chan (Taiwanese politician)]] (詹啟賢; born 1948), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician and physician * [[Thomas Chan]] (詹順貴; born 1963), Taiwanese Green Party politician * [[Chan Ya-wen]] (詹雅雯; born 1967), Taiwanese Hokkien pop singer * [[Chan Yih-shin]] (詹益信; born 1977), Taiwanese golfer * [[Faye (Taiwanese singer)|Faye Chan]] (詹雯婷; born 1981), Taiwanese singer * [[Chan Chin-wei]] (詹謹瑋; born 1985), Taiwanese female tennis player * [[Yako Chan]] (詹子晴; born 1988), Taiwanese singer and actress * [[Chan Che-Yuan]] (詹哲淵; born 1989), Taiwanese football midfielder * [[Chan Yung-jan]] (詹詠然; born 1989), Taiwanese tennis player * [[Chan Hao-ching]] (詹皓晴; born 1993), Taiwanese tennis player, younger sister of Chan Yung-jan * [[Chan Sheng-Yao]] (詹聖堯), Taiwanese Buddhist master and artist * [[Chan Ting-I]] (詹婷怡), Taiwanese politician
==Mandarin Wade–Giles romanisation of 战/戰== Chan is a [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] [[Wade–Giles]] romanisation (often used in Taiwan) of the surname spelled in pinyin as [[Zhan (surname)# List of people with the surname 战/戰|Zhàn (战/戰)]]. People with this surname include: * [[Elisa Chan]] (戰琬瑜), American politician in Texas
==Romanization of "田"== Chan is a romanisation of the surname spelled in pinyin as [[Tian (surname)|Tián (田)]]. People with this surname include: * [[Chan Seng Khai]] (田承凱; born 1953), Malaysian politician in Sarawak * [[Jeremy Chan]] (田銘耀; born 1981), Singaporean actor and singer
==Other== * [[Angel Chan (disambiguation)]] * [[Cynthia Chan]], Filipino politician * [[Jeffery Paul Chan]] (1942–2022), American writer and scholar * [[Julius Chan]] (1939–2025), Papua New Guinean politician and Prime Minister * [[Ken Chan (Filipino actor)|Ken Chan]] (born 1993), Filipino actor * [[Kenneth Chan (disambiguation)]]
==See also== {{srt|surname}} *[[Chal (name)]] *[[Char (name)]]
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