In all the world, フラン (Fran 
, Franc 
, Flan 
) is a widespread epicene first name. The first name フラン is characteristic of Slovenia, where it is a common masculine name, Croatia, and Cuba, where it is quite a common male name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Spain, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Very seldom, フラン is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Fran | Spain, United States, Slovenia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cuba |
| Franc | Spain, United States, Slovenia, Croatia, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Flan | Australia, Spain, United States, Ivory Coast, France |
| フラン | Japan |
Currito, Curro, Francesca, Francesco, Francisca, Francisco, Frans, Frančesko, Fulan, Furan, Paco, Panchito, Pancho, Paquito, Фран, Франсиска, Франсиско, Франсишку, Франсіско, Франсішку, Франц, Франциска, Франциско, Франціско, Франческа, Франческо, Фрэн, פרנסיסקו, פרנצ'סקו, פרנק, فران, فرانسيسكو, فرنسيسكو, فرنك, フランク, フランシスコ, 弗兰, 弗朗西斯科, 法郎, and 후란
フラン 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.