Throughout the world, ตะเคียน (Takian 
, ตะเคียน , Takieng 
) is a rare predominantly girly, but very infrequently boy's first name. The first name ตะเคียน is habitual in Bangladesh, where it is a very rare feminine name, and Thailand, where it is a very rare unisex name. More frequently, ตะเคียน is the last name as well as the forename.