Chan is a non-pinyin romanisation of multiple Chinese surnames, based on different varieties of Chinese. Among respondents to the 2000 United States Census, Chan was the 12th-most common surname among Asian Pacific Americans, and 459th-most common overall, with 59,811 bearers (91.0% of whom identified as Asian/Pacific Islander). Chan was the ninth-most common Chinese surname in Singapore as of 1997 (ranked by English spelling, rather than by Chinese characters). Roughly 48,400 people, or 1.9% of the Chinese Singaporean population, bore the surname Chan. Cantonese romanisation of 陈/陳 Chan is a Cantonese romanisation of the surname spelled in pinyin as Chén (). Diana Ming Chan (; 1929–2008), American social worker of Chinese descent Amy Chan (badminton) (; born 1961), Hong Kong badminton player Isabel Chan (; born 1979), Hong Kong actress Gemma Chan (; born 1982), English actress and model of Chinese descent Eugene Chan (), Hong Kong linguist Hokkien romanisation of 曾 Chan is a Hokkien romanisation of the surname spelled in pinyin as Zēng (曾). People with this surname include: James Chan Soon Cheong (曾順祥; born 1926), Malaysian Roman Catholic bishop Chan Soo Sen (曾士生; born 1956), Singaporean politician Soo K. Chan (曾仕乾; born 1962), Singaporean architect Chan Kwok Fai (曾國琿; born 1982), Malaysian singer Dinah Chan (曾秀卿; born 1986), Singapore road cyclist Jasper Chan (曾羽辉; born 1988), Singaporean footballer Chan Kwong Beng (曾廣銘; born 1988), Malaysian badminton player Chan Boon Yong (曾文勇), Malaysian diamantaire Jannie Chan (曾秀丽), Singaporean luxury retail businesswoman Joel Chan (photographer) (曾俊彦), Singaporean-born Australian photographer Priscelia Chan (曾詩梅), Singaporean actress Chan Tien Ghee (曾長義), Malaysian businessman Mandarin Wade–Giles romanisation of 詹 Chan is a Mandarin Wade–Giles romanisation (often used in Taiwan) of the surname spelled in pinyin as Zhān (詹). People with this surname include: Chan Chun-po (詹春柏; born 1941), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician Steve Chan (詹啟賢; born 1948), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician and physician Thomas Chan (詹順貴; born 1963), Taiwanese Green Party politician Chan Ya-wen (詹雅雯; born 1967), Taiwanese Hokkien pop singer Chan Yih-shin (詹益信; born 1977), Taiwanese golfer Faye Chan (詹雯婷; born 1981), Taiwanese singer Chan Chin-wei (詹謹瑋; born 1985), Taiwanese female tennis player Yako Chan (詹子晴; born 1988), Taiwanese singer and actress Chan Che-Yuan (詹哲淵; born 1989), Taiwanese football midfielder Chan Yung-jan (詹詠然; born 1989), Taiwanese tennis player Chan Hao-ching (詹皓晴; born 1993), Taiwanese tennis player, younger sister of Chan Yung-jan Chan Sheng-Yao (詹聖堯), Taiwanese Buddhist master and artist Chan Ting-I (詹婷怡), Taiwanese politician Mandarin