Around the globe, Sangchan (แสงจันทร์ 
, Sangchan 
) is a common dominantly girly, but uncommonly boy's forename. The first name Sangchan is habitual in Thailand, where it is quite a common mostly female, but seldom boy's name, South Korea, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and China, where it is an extremely rare masculine name. Likewise, Sangchan is the last name as well as the forename.