In the world, Hwan (Hwan 
, 환 , هوان 
) is quite a rare epicene first name. The first name Hwan is habitual in South Korea, where it is a rare unisex name, Taiwan, where it is a rare boy's name, and Chile. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in South Korea, Indonesia, and the United States. More prevalently, Hwan is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Hwan | Indonesia, China, South Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar |
| 환 | South Korea |
| هوان | Yemen, Morocco, Palestinian Territory, Iraq |
| Хван | Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine |
Hwan is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| jin hwan korean painter (b. 1913) |
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| ri yong hwan badminton player, KP (b. 1960) |
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| li yong hwan badminton player, KP (b. 1960) |
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| jung seung hwan (b. 1964) |
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| chung hwan researcher |
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| cho jung hwan (b. 1977) |
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| heo hwan South Korean swimmer, KR (b. 1995) |
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