Across the world, ローラン (Roland 
, Laurent , ローラン 
) is a prevalent male given name. The given name ローラン is habitual in Western Europe, particularly France, where it is a widespread boy's name, Germany, where it is a common boy's name, and Luxembourg (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in France, Germany, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Very seldom, ローラン is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Laurent, Roland | Germany, United States, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, France |
| ローラン | Japan |
| Loughran | United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, United States, France |
Lars, Lasse, Laurance, Laurant, Laurence, Laurens, Laurentino, Laurentius, Laurentz, Lawrence, Llorenc, Llorenç, Loran, Lorant, Lorensa, Lorenss, Lorenz, Lorenzo, Lorenzová, Loránd, Lourenço, Luregn, Lóránd, Lóránt, Lőrinc, Orlando, Rolan, Rolands, Rolandus, Rollan, Rolland, Rollie, Roolan, Rooran, Лаврентий, Лаврентій, Ларан, Ларс, Ласе, Лассе, Ловренс, Лоран, Лоранд, Лорант, Лоренс, Лоренсо, Лоренц, Лоренцо, Лоуренс, Орландо,
ローラン is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Roland , the Frankish military leader under Charlemagne and main character of the Song of Roland; Roland Deschain , the protagonist from Stephen King's "The Dark Tower"; Wee-Bey Brice , the character from The Wire; Roland Daggett , the fictional character in the DC Universe and Laurent Pasquier , character in Chronicle of Pasquier, and in many other works.