Throughout the world, میدان (Medan 
, Maidan 
, Мегдан 
) is quite a common epicene given name. The first name میدان is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Indonesia, where it is a rare mostly boy's, but uncommonly female name, and Tanzania, where it is a rare predominantly male, but very seldom feminine name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More frequently, میدان is the last name as well as the forename.