Across the world, ستان (Stan 
, Stane 
, ستان 
) is a common principally masculine, but scarcely female first name. The first name ستان is characteristic of Slovenia, where it is quite a common boy's name, Romania, where it is quite a common dominantly boy's, but infrequently female name, and Canada, where it is quite a common masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, Canada, and Romania. Likewise, ستان is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Stan | Romania, Australia, United States, Canada, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Stane | United Kingdom, United States, Canada, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| ستان | Yemen, Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
ستان is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Stan Marsh , the South Park character; Mad Stan , the character in Batman Beyond; Stan Smith , the character from the animated series American Dad!; Stan Litwak , the character from Disney's Wreck-It Ralph and Stan Shunpike , character in Harry Potter, and in many other works.