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Worldwide, Shahwan (شهوان
, Shahwan
) is a rare principally masculine, but scarcely girly forename. The forename Shahwan is characteristic of Iraq, where it is a rare male name, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Iraq, India, and Saudi Arabia. More frequently, Shahwan is the last name as well as the forename.