Chinese surname

潘

The Chinese surname 潘 (Mandarin pān, Cantonese pun1) is spelled Phua, Poon, Pua, Phan in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	pān
Cantonese (Jyutping)	pun1
Definition (Unihan)	surname; water in which rice has been rinsed; a river that flows into the Han

Spelling tree of 潘

潘 is spelled 4 ways in our records. Each label is the romanization a spelling follows, not the bearer’s dialect.

Spelling	Romanization
Phua	Hokkien
Poon	Cantonese
Pua	Hokkien · Teochew
Phan	Hakka

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 潘 in Malaysia

PhuaSpelling common in Hokkien romanization
PoonSpelling common in Cantonese romanization
PuaSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew romanization
PhanSpelling common in Hakka romanization

Character readings and definition: Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how the name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.