In the entire world, บัน (Ban 
, Save , Buan ) is a common unisex first name. The forename บัน is characteristic of Iraq, where it is quite a common predominantly feminine, but scarcely male name, Macao, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Mongolia, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in India, Iraq, and Indonesia. More frequently, บัน is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Save, Ban, Buan | Malaysia, China, India, Philippines, Myanmar |
| บัน | Thailand |
บัน is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ban , the fictional character from The Seven Deadly Sins and Ban Midō .