Ran (surname)

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| name = 冉

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| pronunciation = Rǎn (Mandarin)

| language = Chinese

| languageorigin = Old Chinese

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| variant = Jan3

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| derivative = Jan

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Rǎn is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written {{linktext|冉}} in Chinese character. It is romanized Jan in Wade–Giles. Ran is listed 301st in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.{{cite web |url=http://www.guoxue.com/gxrm/gx_bjx.htm |title=百家姓 |trans-title=Hundred Family Surnames |publisher=Guoxue |language=Chinese |accessdate=2014-11-01}} As of 2008, it is the 178th most common surname in China, shared by 670,000 people.{{cite web |url=http://www.taiwan.cn/zppd/XSDG/200901/t20090106_811068.htm |script-title=zh:中国最新300大姓排名（2008）|trans-title=300 most common surnames in China (2008) |publisher=Taiwan.cn |language=Chinese |date=2009-01-06 |accessdate=2014-11-01}}