Chahuán is a Spanish transliteration of the Arabic surname (), related to the term (), which means , , , or . Notable people with the surname include:
Francisco Chahuán (born 1971), Chilean lawyer and politician Nicolás Chahuán Nazar (died 1988), founder of football club Unión La Calera
See also Nicolás Chahuán Nazar Municipal Stadium, La Calera, Chile Cornet Chahwan, Lebanon Shahwan Shahwani