Family name 檀 (檀 
) , worldwide, is a common last name. The last name 檀 is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is quite a rare surname. Very seldom, 檀 is the forename as well as the last name.
| 大坪 檀 Japanese writer, JP (b. 1929) |
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| 檀 克義 JP (b. 1941) |
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| 檀馨 Qing dynasty person CBDB = 100003, MO |
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| 檀啸 Chinese Go player, CN (b. 1993) |
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