Cheran may refer to:

• Cheran (dynasty), the name of a Tamil dynasty in South India
• Cheran (director), a Tamil film director
• Cherán, a municipality the Mexican state of Michoacán
• Chéran, a river in eastern France
• Cheran, Iran (disambiguation)

The municipio of Cherán is located in the Mexican state of Michoacán, which is situated in the central western portion of the Republic of Mexico and extends to the Pacific Shore. Cherán, itself, lies in the northwestern portion of Michoacán about 200 miles due west of Mexico City and approximately west of the state capital of Morelia; it is about 2400 meters (7874 feet) above sea level. The Municipio Cherán is reported to have a population of 16,243, while the Localidad Cherán (town) is officially accounted to have a population of 12,616, including 5,827 men and 6,787 women.

The Chéran is a long river in the Savoie and Haute-Savoie départements, eastern France. Its source is at Verrens-Arvey, in the massif des Bauges. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Fier into which it flows at Rumilly.