All over the world, Doane (دون
, Doane
, 多恩
) is quite a rare largely male, but seldom feminine given name. The forename Doane is habitual in Sudan, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Iraq, where it is quite a rare mostly boy's, but infrequently feminine name, and Libya, where it is a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Sudan, Iraq, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More prevalently, Doane is the last name as well as the forename.
Doane is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Don Lothario , the fictional character from The Sims video game series, The Sims 4; Don Draper , the fictional character from Mad Men; Don Camillo , the fictional character; Don Allen , the DC Comics character, Adventure Comics and Don Eppes , the character in the CBS crime drama Numb3rs, Numbers, and in many other works.