Around the world, شيحان (Shihan 
, شيحان 
) is quite a rare predominantly male, but very seldom female forename. The forename شيحان is habitual in Sri Lanka, where it is quite a rare male name, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates, where it is a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia. Also, شيحان is the last name as well as the forename.