• Source: 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. As of 2008, it is the 178th most common surname in China, shared by 670,000 people.




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


Eyal Ran (born 1972), Israeli tennis player and Captain of the Israel Davis Cup team




References

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