Chan (surname)

Chan is a non-pinyin romanisation of multiple Chinese surnames, 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). 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 Singaporean population, bore the surname Chan.

Cantonese romanisation of 陈/陳

Chan is a Cantonese romanisation of the surname spelled in pinyin as Chén (Template:Zh).

• Chan Kong-sang (; born 1954) a.k.a. Jackie Chan, Hong Kong actor
• Diana Ming Chan (; 1929–2008), American social worker of Chinese descent
• Amy Chan (badminton) (; born 1961), Hong Kong badminton player
• Isabel Chan (; born 1979), Hong Kong actress
• Gemma Chan (; born 1982), English actress and model of Chinese descent
• Eugene Chan (), Hong Kong linguist
• Agnes Chan (), 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 Zēng (曾). People with this surname include:

• James Chan Soon Cheong (曾順祥; 1926–2023), Malaysian Roman Catholic bishop
• Jose Mari L. Chan (曾煥福; born 1945), Filipino singer-songwriter
• 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 Wade–Giles romanisation (often used in Taiwan) of the surname spelled in pinyin as Zhān (詹). People with this surname include:

• Chan Chun-po (詹春柏; born 1941), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician
• Steve Chan (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 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 Wade–Giles romanisation (often used in Taiwan) of the surname spelled in pinyin as 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 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 (born 1993), Filipino actor
• Kenneth Chan (disambiguation)

See also

• Chal (name)
• Char (name)