Across the world, 陳 (Chan 
, Chen , Trần , among others...) is a widespread gender-neutral first name. The first name 陳 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly Mongolia, where it is a widespread primarily male, but scarcely female name, Macao, where it is a widespread epicene name, and Hong Kong (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in India, China, and Turkey. More prevalently, 陳 is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Can, Cen, Chen, Chan, Trần | Myanmar, Turkey, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China |
| 진 | South Korea |
| Tân, Chén | Singapore, Myanmar, Vietnam, United States, China |
| Tsan | Myanmar, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, China |
| 陳 | China |
| Dâng | Vietnam |
Cham, Chiam, Chim, Chin, Chun, Chìn, Chîn, Chēn, Csen, Dìng, Gin, Jeen, Jim, Jin, Qin, Tam, Tan, Tang, Thâm, Tran, Tsim, Tần, Zhan, Zhen, Zhèn, Zhēn, Čan, Čin, Đàm, Ťin, Джин, Тань, Чан, Чен, Чень, Чин, Чэнь, Чін, ג'ין, צ'ן, تان, تشان, চেন, เฉิน, ジム, ジン, セン, タン, チェン, チャン,
陳 is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shi Jin , the Water Margin character; Chai Jin , the Water Margin character; Xie Zhen , the Water Margin character; Chen Da , the Water Margin character and Wang Jin , the character in Water Margin, and in many other works.
| 陳龍 person, CBDB ID = 438201, CN (b. 1647) |
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陳少白 Chinese revolutionary, CN (b. 1869) |
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| 陳龍 Chinese businessman, CN (b. 1852) |
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陳坤 Chinese actor and singer, CN (b. 1976) |
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陳數 Chinese singer and actress, CN (b. 1977) |
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陳喬恩 Taiwanese actress-singer, TW (b. 1979) |
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| 陳博文 Taiwanese film editor, TW (b. 1953) |
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| 陳東 Hong Kong chef, TW (b. 1954) |
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| 陳揚 music composser, TW (b. 1956) |
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| 陳穎 badminton player, US (b. 1971) |
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| 陳穎 Chinese sport shooter, CN (b. 1977) |
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| 陳東 Chinese footballer, born 1978, CN (b. 1978) |
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