Yan

Summary

Yan is a family name^[1]. Yan ranks in the top 1% of family_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Yan's instance of is recorded as family name^[3].
• Yan's writing system is recorded as Chinese characters^[4].
• Yan's Commons category is recorded as Yan (surname)^[5].
• Yan's language of work or name is recorded as Chinese^[6].
• Yan's said to be the same as is recorded as Yan^[7].
• Yan's said to be the same as is recorded as Gan^[8].
• Yan's said to be the same as is recorded as Ngan^[9].
• Yan's said to be the same as is recorded as Yen^[10].
• Yan's said to be the same as is recorded as Ngien^[11].
• Yan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yan (surname)^[12].
• Yan's described by source is recorded as Hundred Family Surnames^[13].
• Yan's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[14].
• Yan's has characteristic is recorded as Chinese family name^[15].
• Yan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '颜'}^[16].
• Yan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '顏'}^[17].
• Yan's different from is recorded as Yan^[18].
• Yan's different from is recorded as Q64617395^[19].
• Yan's transliteration or transcription is recorded as Yán^[20].
• Yan's transliteration or transcription is recorded as ㄧㄢˊ^[21].
• Yan's transliteration or transcription is recorded as Yan^[22].
• Yan's transliteration or transcription is recorded as Yen²^[23].
• Yan's transliteration or transcription is recorded as Ngan^[24].
• Yan's transliteration or transcription is recorded as Ngàahn^[25].
• Yan's transliteration or transcription is recorded as Ngaan⁴^[26].
• Yan's transliteration or transcription is recorded as Ngan⁴^[27].

Why It Matters

Yan ranks in the top 1% of family_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).^[2] Yan is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]