In the world, イバン (Iván 
, Iban , イバン 
) is a common boy's forename. The given name イバン is characteristic of Spain, where it is quite a common male name, Uruguay, and Cuba (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Spain, Colombia, and Mexico. Much less frequently, イバン is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Iván, Iban | Mexico, Spain, Paraguay, Colombia, Guatemala |
| イバン | Japan |
Džons, Erwann, Evan, Gian, Gianni, Giannis, Giovan, Giovanni, Giuàn, Hannes, Hanns, Hans, Honsa, Honza, Huans, Ian, Ianka, Ibán, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Ioann, Ioannes, Ioannis, Iohannes, Ion, Ionut, Ionuț, Ivan, Ivane, Ivano, Ivans, Ivashka, Ivo, Iwan, Iwane, Iwo, Jaan, Jack, Jan, Janka, Janos, Jean, Jehan, Jhoao, Joan, Joannes, Joao, Jogvan, Johan,
イバン is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ivan Orav , the ultra-patriotic fictional character created by Andrus Kivirähk, Ivan Orava mälestused; Ivan Karamazov , the fictional character in novel The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Ivan Steranko , the fictional character in the 2012–2017 animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series; Ivan Tsarevich , the Russian folk hero and Ivan Danilov , the fictional character created by Eduard Khrutsky, and in many other works.