Ban

Summary

Ban is a Chinese family name^[1]. Ban draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (chinese_family_name category, ranking #64 of 130).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ban's instance of is recorded as Chinese family name^[3].
• Ban's instance of is recorded as family name^[4].
• Ban's writing system is recorded as Chinese characters^[5].
• Ban's Commons category is recorded as Ban (surname)^[6].
• Ban's said to be the same as is recorded as Ban^[7].
• Ban's said to be the same as is recorded as Q24283017^[8].
• Ban's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ban (Chinese surname)^[9].
• Ban's described by source is recorded as Hundred Family Surnames^[10].
• Ban's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[11].
• Ban's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '班'}^[12].
• Ban's different from is recorded as Ban^[13].
• Ban's different from is recorded as Pan^[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Chinese family name^[3] and family name^[4].

Why It Matters

Ban draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (chinese_family_name category, ranking #64 of 130).^[2] Ban has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] Ban is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]