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Around the world, Alian (عليان
, Alian
, 阿莲
) is quite a common unisex given name. The forename Alian is habitual in Cuba, where it is quite a rare male name, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but seldom girly name, and Syria, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but very seldom girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Saudi Arabia, China, and Egypt. More prevalently, Alian is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| عليان | Egypt, Sudan, Palestinian Territory, Iran, Jordan |
| Alian | Egypt, Philippines, Colombia, Indonesia, Syria |
| 阿莲 | China |
| اليان | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Iran |