Ran (surname)

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

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]

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

References

^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
^ 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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#101–125	[[Tāng (surname)\|Tāng 汤/湯]] [[Xiang (surname)\|Xiàng 向]] [[Chang (surname)\|Cháng 常]] [[Wen (surname 溫)\|Wēn 温/溫]] [[Kang (Chinese surname)\|Kāng 康]] [[Shī (surname)\|Shī 施]] [[Wen (surname 文)\|Wén 文]] [[Niu (surname)\|Niú 牛]] [[Fán (surname)\|Fán 樊]] [[Ge (surname)\|Gě 葛]] [[Xing (surname)\|Xíng 邢]] [[An (Chinese surname)\|Ān 安]] [[Qi (surname 齊)\|Qí 齐/齊]] [[Yi (surname 易)\|Yì 易]] [[Qiao (surname)\|Qiáo 乔/喬]] [[Wu (surname 伍)\|Wǔ 伍]] [[Pang (surname)\|Pāng 庞/龐]] [[Yan (surname 顏)\|Yán 颜/顏]] [[Ni (surname)\|Ní 倪]] [[Zhuang (surname)\|Zhuāng 庄/莊]] [[Nie (surname)\|Niè 聂/聶]] [[Zhang (surname 章)\|Zhāng 章]] [[Lu (surname 魯)\|Lǔ 鲁/魯]] [[Yue (surname)\|Yùe 岳]] [[Zhai\|Zhāi 翟]]
#126–150	[[Yīn (surname)\|Yīn 殷]] [[Zhan (surname)\|Zhān 詹]] [[Shēn (surname)\|Shēn 申]] [[Ou (surname) \|Ōu 欧/歐]] [[Geng (surname)\|Gěng 耿]] [[Guān\|Guān 关/關]] [[Lan (surname 兰)\|Lán 兰/蘭]] [[Jiao (surname)\|Jiāo 焦]] [[Yu (Chinese surname)\|Yú 俞]] [[Zuo\|Zuǒ 左]] [[Liǔ\|Liǔ 柳]] [[Gan (surname)\|Gān 甘]] [[Zhù (surname)\|Zhù 祝]] [[Bao (surname)\|Bāo 包]] [[Ning (surname)\|Níng 宁/寧]] [[Shang (surname)\|Shàng 尚]] [[Fu (surname 符)\|Fú 符]] [[Shu (surname)\|Shū 舒]] [[Ruan (surname)\|Ruǎn 阮]] [[Ke (surname)\|Kē 柯]] [[Ji (surname 纪)\|Jǐ/Jì 纪/紀]] [[Mei (surname)\|Méi 梅]] [[Tong (surname)\|Tóng 童]] [[Ling (surname)\|Líng 凌]] [[Hua (surname)\|Huá/Huà 华/華]]
#151–175	[[Shan (surname)\|Shàn 单/單]] [[Ji (surname 季)\|Jì 季]] [[Pei (surname)\|Péi 裴]] [[Huo\|Huò 霍]] [[Tu (surname)\|Tú 涂]] [[Cheng (surname)\|Chéng 成]] [[Miáo (surname)\|Miáo 苗]] [[Gǔ (surname)\|Gǔ 谷]] [[Sheng (surname)\|Shèng 盛]] [[Qu (surname 曲)\|Qǔ 曲]] [[Weng (surname)\|Wēng 翁]] [[Ran (surname)\|Rán 冉]] [[Luò (surname)\|Luò 骆/駱]] [[Lan (surname 蓝)\|Lán 蓝/藍]] [[Lu (surname 路)\|Lù 路]] [[You (surname)\|Yóu 游]] [[Xin (surname)\|Xīn 辛]] [[Jin (Chinese surname)\|Jìn 靳]] [[Ouyang\|Ōuyáng 欧阳/歐陽]] [[Guan (surname)#People with the surname Guăn 管\|Guǎn 管]] [[Chai (surname)\|Chái 柴]] [[Mong (surname)\|Méng 蒙]] [[Bao (surname)\|Baò 鲍/鮑]] [[Bi (surname)\|Bì 毕/畢]] [[Yu (Chinese surname)\|Yù 喻]]
#176–200	[[Qi (surname)\|Qí 祁]] [[Pú (surname)\|Pú 蒲]] [[Fang (surname)#房 (Fáng)\|Fáng 房]] [[Teng (surname)\|Téng 滕]] [[Qu (surname 屈)\|Qū 屈]] [[Rao (Chinese surname)\|Ráo 饶/饒]] [[Xie (surname 解)\|Xiè/Jiě 解]] [[Mou (surname)\|Móu 牟]] [[Ai (surname)\|Ài 艾]] [[You (surname)\|Yóu 尤]] [[Yang (surname 陽)\|Yáng 阳/陽]] [[Shi (surname 時)\|Shí 时/時]] [[Mu (surname)\|Mù 穆]] [[Nong (surname)\|Nóng 农/農]] [[Si (surname)\|Sī 司]] [[Zhuo\|Zhuó 卓]] [[Gǔ (surname 古)\|Gǔ 古]] [[Ji (surname 吉)\|Jí 吉]] [[Miào (surname)\|Miào 缪]] [[Jian (surname)\|Jiǎn 简/簡]] [[Che (surname)\|Chē 车/車]] [[Xiang (surname 項)\|Xiàng 项/項]] [[Lian (surname)\|Lián 连/連]] [[Lu (surname 蘆)\|Lú 芦/蘆]] [[Mai (Chinese surname)\|Mài 麦/麥]]
Related	Hundred Family Surnames List of common Chinese surnames [[Template:100 Most Common Family Names in Mainland China\|100 Most Common Family Names in Mainland China]]

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Ran (surname)

Notable people

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References