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樊 Fan — a rarer surname
64.4 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Fan |
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| Strokes | 15 |
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| Commonness | outside the top 100 |
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| Type | single-character |
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Where the surname comes from
A surname from the ancient state of Fan, associated with the Han dynasty general Fan Kuai.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say96
Reads the way it looks for an English speaker — no sounds English doesn't have.
Recognised in China45
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write45
15 strokes — more than most; it will take real practice to write smoothly.
People who carried this name
- Fan Kuai — Han dynasty founding general (242–189 BC), one of Emperor Gaozu's bravest warriors.
- Fan Chong — Leader of the Red Eyebrows rebel army during the late Xin dynasty, who fought against Wang Mang's rule.
- Fan Zengxiang — Late Qing and early Republic poet and scholar, known for his classical poetry and literary criticism.
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