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All over the world, غوان (Guan , Gwan , Gouin ) is quite a common epicene first name. The first name غوان is characteristic of Mongolia, where it is quite a common boy's name, Israel, where it is quite a rare largely female, but uncommonly boy's name, and Singapore, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in China, Mongolia, and Indonesia. Predominantly, غوان is the last name as well as the forename.
غوان is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Guan Yin , the Chinese interpretation of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, Journey to the West and Guan , the fictional character in the series Xiaolin Showdown.