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Across the world, Iban (Iban , Ibán , イバン ) is quite a common predominantly boy's, but very seldom feminine given name. The forename Iban is characteristic of Spain, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Bolivia, and the Dominican Republic. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Spain, Indonesia, and Mexico. Likewise, Iban is the last name as well as the forename.
Iban is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ivan Orav , the ultra-patriotic fictional character created by Andrus Kivirähk, Ivan Orava mälestused; Ivan Karamazov , the fictional character in novel The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Ivan Steranko , the fictional character in the 2012–2017 animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series; Ivan Tsarevich , the Russian folk hero and Ivan Danilov , the fictional character created by Eduard Khrutsky, and in many other works.