Across the world, فران (Fran 
, Faran 
, Vrin 
) is a common gender-neutral forename. The first name فران is characteristic of Croatia, where it is a common male name, Cuba, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Uruguay, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very infrequently girly name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, Spain, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much less frequently, فران is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Fran | Spain, Croatia, United States, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Faran | Indonesia, Australia, United States, India, Pakistan |
| Vrin | Malaysia, Thailand, United States, India, France |
| فران | Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq |
Currito, Curro, Ferrane, Francesca, Francesco, Francisca, Francisco, Frančesko, Frein, Paco, Panchito, Pancho, Paquito, Фран, Франсиска, Франсиско, Франсишку, Франсіско, Франсішку, Франциска, Франциско, Франціско, Франческа, Франческо, Фрэн, פרנסיסקו, פרנצ'סקו, فرانسيسكو, فرنسيسكو, フラン, フランシスコ, 弗兰, and 弗朗西斯科
فران is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Francisco Scaramanga , the fictional character in the James Bond novel and film versions of The Man with the Golden Gun; Cisco Ramon , the fictional character from the television series The Flash; Vibe , the fictional superhero from DC Comics; Fran Fine , the fictional character in television series ''The Nanny'' and Farmer Fran , the fictional human, The Waterboy, and in many other works.