Throughout the world, Ivanu (Ivanu 
, إيفان 
, Ивану 
) is quite a rare largely masculine, but uncommonly feminine given name. The forename Ivanu is habitual in Syria, where it is a rare epicene name, Iraq, and Romania, where it is a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in India, Iraq, and Syria. Very seldom, Ivanu is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Ivanu | Brazil, Romania, India |
| إيفان | Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Algeria |
| Ивану | Armenia, Russia |
Ivanu is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Evan Lorne , the fictional character from the Stargate universe, Stargate SG-1; 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; Evan Harrington , the character in the novel ''Evan Harrington'' and Ivan Steranko , the fictional character in the 2012–2017 animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series, and in many other works.