Around the world, Korban (قربان 
, Korban 
, كوربان ) is quite a common male first name. The given name Korban is characteristic of Oman, where it is quite a rare male name, Afghanistan, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare dominantly male, but infrequently female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Southern Asia, particularly India, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. Much less frequently, Korban is the last name as well as the forename.