Ran (surname)
Rǎn is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized Jan in Wade–Giles. Ran is listed 301st in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 178th most common surname in China, shared by 670,000 people.
Notable people
- Ran Geng or Boniu, disciple of Confucius, one of the Twelve Philosophers
- Nanyang Huizhong, born Ran Huyin, Tang dynasty Zen Buddhist monk
- Ran Jizai, tenth son of King Wen of Zhou, enfeoffed at the state of Ran
- Ran Min, Emperor of Ran Wei, during the Sixteen Kingdoms period
- Ran Qiu or Ran You, disciple of Confucius, one of the Twelve Philosophers
- Ran Wanxiang, Vice Governor of Gansu province
- Ran Yong or Zhonggong, disciple of Confucius, one of the Twelve Philosophers
- Ran Yunfei, writer and activist
- Ran Zhan, general of Later Zhao
- Ran Zhi, crown prince of Ran Wei