Lan is used as a family name or surname in China. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Lan
No. of characters: 3
Origin: China
Meaning: The name is focused in the Bouches-du-Rhône, including Roquevaire where it has been since the sixteenth century. Uncertain meaning. Maybe a place name with the meaning of flat space, cultivated terrace. This sense is evidenced by Pégorier (see bibliography) for the Alpes-Maritimes. The word "lan" can also refer to wool, but in Gascony. Note that there are also some Lan in Brittany (29), the name being the equivalent of many Lan, Le Lann (= heath).

How popular is Lan?

Lan is common in China.

Lan is ranked 190 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Lans grew by 44.20866 per cent to 3262 since 2000 and ranked 9910 after elevating 2653 spots. The last name was found in around 11 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 77.25 76.92
White 14.56 15.08
Hispanic or Latino 3.59 3.01
Others 2.36 0
Lan is quite popular family name mostly used in China while Vietnam is ahead in terms of density. Around 2519895 people have been found who wears Lan as their family name. Lan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
19,221 Georgia9
28,661 Serbia8
1,031 South Korea8
5,340 Iceland6
7,594 Pakistan5
26,325 Mauritania5
59,967 Moldova4
11,802 Egypt4
6,774 Slovenia3
25,074 Greece3
23,165 Romania3
16,136 Kenya3
3,519 Benin3
635 Macau3
16,605 Austria3
14,621 Croatia2
23,858 Iran2
2,085 Nepal2
5,671 Guatemala2
5,817 Albania2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
900 Laos2
3,437 Sudan2
1,143 French Polynesia2
17,692 Armenia2
14,408 Uruguay2
12,172 Ghana2
8,657 Lebanon2
5,916 Mozambique1
2,877 Cuba1
2,377 Marshall Islands1
7,198 Maldives1
15,705 Cameroon1
123,175 Tanzania1
846 American Samoa1
10,958 Bangladesh1
1,879 Belize1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
717 Bhutan1
13,606 Senegal1
7,314 Bolivia1
799 British Virgin Islands1
10,683 Cyprus1
14,618 Guyana1
12,745 Luxembourg1
2,935 Madagascar1
586 San Marino1
6,212 Jamaica1
2,040 Mali1
21,562 Portugal1
38,830 Morocco1
5,872 Namibia1
215 Palau1
8,371 Syria1
11,831 Tajikistan1
880 Djibouti1
3,350 Fiji1
14,644 Tunisia1
2,578 Guam1
5,467 Haiti1
20,172 Hungary1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
1,005 The Gambia1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,953 Finland48
1,957 Japan41
17,488 Norway39
8,504 Ireland33
25,758 Kyrgyzstan22
3,071 Costa Rica22
23,914 Denmark20
11,333 Azerbaijan17
8,673 Nigeria17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,068 Lithuania90
17,104 Belarus82
6,532 Scotland79
528 Brunei79
1,389 Thailand68
4,367 Qatar58
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Lan:
127 Mauritius821
8,308 Algeria803
3,820 Australia795
5,495 Uzbekistan681
8,169 Argentina657
47,906 India646
8,861 Ukraine646
11,967 Turkey594
2,304 Israel495
14,152 Poland430
1,016 Panama392
26,196 Italy370
826 Latvia321
10,478 Saudi Arabia308
20,379 South Africa292
1,971 Paraguay283
10,457 Kazakhstan257
3,874 Ecuador253
14,108 Spain241
8,522 Peru228
5,231 Sweden181
16,033 Netherlands173
10,423 Czech Republic171
5,820 United Arab Emirates168
7,594 Colombia157
6,471 Chile153
9,538 Venezuela151
8,235 Switzerland144
12,863 Belgium141
6,765 New Zealand109
2,199 Estonia107
Countries with thousands of Lan:
390 Myanmar7,715
7,959 United States4,710
4,192 Brazil3,371
719 Cambodia2,931
3,543 France2,217
4,242 Germany2,118
266 Hong Kong1,661
335 Singapore1,591
10,521 Philippines1,418
13,742 Russia1,278
5,165 Mexico1,178
4,101 Canada1,114
6,879 England1,011
Countries with ten thousands of Lan:
64 Taiwan41,488
919 Indonesia17,356
316 Malaysia12,749
Countries with hundred thousands of Lan:
33 Vietnam374,801
Countries with millions of Lan:
105 China2,029,116
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Timothy Lan from Ireland aboard the Fidelia from Liverpool on October 5, 1846 during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 25 years old when he arrived in USA.

Comments

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Cordell Bonaparte
Lan is a Breton family name representing a widespread topographical term in the Finistère, also named localities, with the meaning of the monastery, consecrated ground.

Lan Namesakes

  • Abbe Lane, Singer
  • Abbe Land, Former Mayor of West Hollywood
  • Abigail Lane, Artist
  • Abigail Lane, Artist
  • Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne, Marquess of Lansdowne
  • Eric Longbone, Lord of Langeland, Eric I, Duke of Schleswig's son
  • Nils Landmark, Politician
  • Ad Lansink, Politician
  • Ngọc Lan, Singer
  • Nelly Landry, Tennis player
  • Li-Chen Lan, from 1981 drama, romance movie Xue sheng zhi ai, who portrayed the N.
  • In 1974, Bao Lan played the role of Fei Tien Tung in adventure and family flick Yi cun fa shi.
  • In 1958 drama film, Gui lai, Ling Lan portrayed N.
  • In 1958 drama flick, Bo ming hua, Tien Lan characterized N.

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