Globally, Барзан (Barzan 
, Барзан 
, Barazan 
) is a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom feminine first name. The forename Барзан is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Iraq, where it is quite a common principally boy's, but scarcely feminine name, Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Syria, where it is a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Western Asia, particularly Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Turkey. Likewise, Барзан is the last name as well as the forename.