Ban (Chinese surname)
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For the Korean surname, see Ban (Korean name).
Ban is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 班 in Chinese character. It is romanized "Pan" in Wade–Giles. Ban is listed 235th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.[when?][2] In 2013 it was the 269th most common surname shared by 273,000 people, comprising 0.021% of the total population and the provincial level unit with the most people having the name being Guangxi.
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Pronunciation | Ban (Mandarin) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Chinese |
Meaning | Stripes (of a tiger) |
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Variant form(s) | Pan |
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