Around the globe, Yavan (Yavan 
) is quite a rare mostly male, but uncommonly girly given name. The first name Yavan is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare epicene name, Tanzania, where it is a rare masculine name, and Israel, where it is a rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania. Likewise, Yavan is the last name as well as the forename.