Across the world, شيفان (شيفان 
, Schiffman 
) is a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently female first name. The given name شيفان is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Iraq, where it is quite a rare primarily boy's, but very infrequently girly name, and Syria, where it is a rare masculine name. Likewise, شيفان is the last name as well as the forename.