In the world, Folan (福兰 
, Folan 
, فولان 
) is quite a common predominantly feminine, but scarcely male given name. The first name Folan is habitual in China, where it is a rare primarily feminine, but very infrequently masculine name, Egypt, where it is a rare male name, and Tunisia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in China, Egypt, and India. Much less frequently, Folan is the last name as well as the forename.