Throughout the world, אשקן (Ashkan 
, אשקן 
) is quite a common predominantly boy's, but very seldom female forename. The given name אשקן is habitual in Iran, where it is quite a rare male name, Iraq, where it is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but uncommonly feminine name, and United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Very seldom, אשקן is the last name as well as the forename.