Surname
Kan
Kan (菅) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean sedge, and Wikidata lists 17 notable people with this family name.
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What Kan means
菅
sedge
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Kan mean sedge. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.
Famous people named Kan
Naoto Kan 菅 直人94th Prime Minister of Japan
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.