Around the world, Bën (Bën 
) is a rare largely boy's, but uncommonly female first name. The first name Bën is habitual in Cameroon, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Tunisia, where it is a rare epicene name, and Algeria, where it is a rare dominantly boy's, but infrequently girly name. More prevalently, Bën is the last name as well as the forename.