Globally, سفوان (Safwan 
, Safuan 
, سفوان ) is a common primarily boy's, but very seldom female given name. The forename سفوان is habitual in Brunei, where it is quite a common boy's name, Syria, and Lebanon, where it is quite a rare primarily boy's, but very infrequently girly name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Bangladesh, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, سفوان is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Safwan | Saudi Arabia, Syria, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh |
| Safuan | Malaysia, Indonesia, Iraq, Morocco, Bangladesh |
| سفوان | Iraq |