Around the world, Won (Won 
, 원 , วอน 
, and others...) is quite a common gender-neutral first name. The forename Won is habitual in South Korea, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Hong Kong, and Thailand, where it is a rare epicene name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in South Korea, China, and the United States. More prevalently, Won is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Won | China, South Korea, Malaysia, United States, Myanmar |
| 원 | South Korea |
| วอน | Thailand |
| ウォン | Japan |
| Вон | Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| وون | Sudan, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia |
One, Uôn, Vanr, Viên, Wagan, Wane, Weon, Win, Winnan, Woen, Wone, Wun, Wunian, Wòn, Wóñ, Wóń, Wôn, Wôñ, Wõñ, Wõń, Wõň, Wōn, Wŏn, Wőñ, Wőń, Wỡn, Yuan, Yuen, Yuàn, Yuán, Ŵoñ, Ŵǿň, Юань, וון, يوان, ก้อชนะ, คงวอน, ชนะพาห์, ชนะมา, ชนะวรรณ์, ชนะอรรถ, พชนะ, มูลชนะ, วน, วร, วรณ์, วล, วอนสร้อย, วอล, วอลช์,
Won is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Huang Lee , the protagonist of the 2009 video game Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Grand Theft Auto IV and Vaughn Leland .
| won sonam drakpa (b. 1143) |
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| won cheon-seok (b. 1330) |
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| yi won (b. 1368) |
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won alexander cumyow Canadian public servant, CA (b. 1861) |
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| won kenn (b. 1900) |
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won abc German artist, DE (b. 1967) |
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| won shic hong botanist (1919-2014) (b. 1919) |
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| won ung-hui politician (b. 1939) |
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won jun-ho KR (b. 1986) |
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| won shin-hee South Korean weightlifter, KR (b. 1946) |
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| won tong-yon politician (b. 1947) |
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| tsoi ngai won Olympic canoeist, CN (b. 1960) |
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| delmond jack hing won (b. 1953) |
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| jong chan won researcher (b. 1963) |
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| won don gang (b. 1955) |
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