Throughout the world, نوان (Noin 
, Noan 
, نوان 
) is quite a rare mostly boy's, but uncommonly female first name. The forename نوان is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is a rare boy's name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and France, where it is a rare unisex name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia. Also, نوان is the last name as well as the forename.