In all the world, شوكان (Shokan 
, شوكان 
, Shoqan 
) is quite a rare largely male, but infrequently female given name. The forename شوكان is habitual in Japan, where it is a rare mostly boy's, but infrequently girly name, Kazakhstan, where it is a rare boy's name, and Nigeria, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Japan, India, and Nigeria. Likewise, شوكان is the last name as well as the forename.