Ran (surname)
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| Ran (冉) | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Ran (Mandarin) |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | Jan |
Ran 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 Jizai (冉季载), tenth son of King Wen of Zhou, enfeoffed at the state of Ran
- Ran Geng or Boniu (544 BC – ?), disciple of Confucius, one of the Twelve Philosophers
- Ran Yong or Zhonggong (522 BC – ?), disciple of Confucius, one of the Twelve Philosophers
- Ran Qiu or Ran You (522 BC – ?), disciple of Confucius, one of the Twelve Philosophers
- Ran Zhan (冉瞻; died 328 AD), general of Later Zhao
- Ran Min (died 352), Emperor of Ran Wei, during the Sixteen Kingdoms period
- Ran Zhi (died 354), crown prince of Ran Wei
- Nanyang Huizhong (675–775), born Ran Huyin, Tang dynasty Zen Buddhist monk
- Ran Wanxiang (冉万祥; born 1963), Vice Governor of Gansu province
- Ran Yunfei (born 1965), writer and activist
