Around the globe, 谢安 (Shahan 
, 谢安 
) is a common mostly boy's, but infrequently girly forename. The first name 谢安 is habitual in Sri Lanka, where it is quite a rare male name, Qatar, and Pakistan. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Southern Asia, particularly India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Likewise, 谢安 is the last name as well as the forename.