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Globally, Vance (Vance , 万斯 , فانس ) is a common boy's first name. The forename Vance is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Canada, and Trinidad and Tobago. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, Canada, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More frequently, Vance is the last name as well as the forename.
Vance is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Vance Astrovik , the fictional character in Marvel Comics; Vance Astro , the comics character; Vance Duke , character in The Dukes of Hazzard and Wildfire , the fictional superheroine in the DC Comics universe, Smash Comics.