The Han surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 20,318 people carried this name — #1,617 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 13,300 people counted.
In Poland’s population register
786 people named Han have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 1,374 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 423 people named Han live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
298 people named Han live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 135 people named Han live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 116 people named Han.
58 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Han.
- Hamon 1,778 · U.S. census
- Hamond 237 · U.S. census
- Hamoud 126 · U.S. census
- Hamouda 102 · U.S. census
- Hampe 649 · U.S. census
- Hamza 555 · U.S. census
- Hanafi 146 · U.S. census
- Hanau 115 · U.S. census
- Hanauer 473 · U.S. census
- Hance 4,277 · U.S. census
- Handel 2,346 · U.S. census
- Hanel 913 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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