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In all the world, Sudan (Sudan
, Судан
, 蘇丹) is a common principally boy's, but very seldom female first name. The given name Sudan is habitual in Qatar, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Nepal, and Sudan, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but seldom girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in India, Sudan, and Nepal. Likewise, Sudan is the last name as well as the forename.
Sudan is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sultan , the character from Disney's Beauty and the Beast.