All around the world, Chauvin (Chauvin 
, شوفان 
, 沙文 
) is a rare gender-neutral first name. The forename Chauvin is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare unisex name, France, where it is a very rare epicene name, and the United States, where it is an extremely rare mostly masculine, but infrequently female name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, China, and France. More frequently, Chauvin is the last name as well as the forename.