Ran (surname)

Rǎn is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 冉 in Chinese character. It is romanized Jan in Wade–Giles. Ran is listed 301st in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 178th most common surname in China, shared by 670,000 people.[2]

冉
PronunciationRǎn (Mandarin)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
Other names
Variant form(s)Jan3
Derivative(s)Jan

Notable people
  • Ran Geng or Boniu (544 BC – ?), disciple of Confucius, one of the Twelve Philosophers
  • Nanyang Huizhong (675–775), born Ran Huyin, Tang dynasty Zen Buddhist monk
  • Ran Jizai (冉季載), tenth son of King Wen of Zhou, enfeoffed at the state of Ran
  • Ran Min (died 352), Emperor of Ran Wei, during the Sixteen Kingdoms period
  • Ran Qiu or Ran You (522 BC – ?), disciple of Confucius, one of the Twelve Philosophers
  • Ran Wanxiang (冉万祥; born 1963), Vice Governor of Gansu province
  • Ran Yong or Zhonggong (522 BC – ?), disciple of Confucius, one of the Twelve Philosophers
  • Ran Yunfei (born 1965), writer and activist
  • Ran Zhan (冉瞻; died 328 AD), general of Later Zhao
  • Ran Zhi (died 354), crown prince of Ran Wei

See also

References
  1. "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  2. 中国最新300大姓排名（2008） [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
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