Throughout the world, イブン (Maitham 
, イブン 
) is quite a rare masculine given name. The first name イブン is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Bahrain, where it is quite a common boy's name, Iraq, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Oman. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Western Asia, particularly Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain. Much less frequently, イブン is the last name as well as the forename.