Worldwide, อภิบาล (อภิบาล 
, Apibarn , Aphiban 
) is a rare mostly male, but seldom feminine first name. The given name อภิบาล is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Thailand, where it is a rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely female name. Likewise, อภิบาล is the last name as well as the forename.