Worldwide, พะแนง (Panang 
, พะแนง , Panoaeng) is a rare gender-neutral first name. The given name พะแนง is characteristic of Philippines, where it is a very rare largely female, but seldom boy's name, and India, where it is an extremely rare largely masculine, but uncommonly female name. Also, พะแนง is the last name as well as the forename.