Around the globe, Baraban (Baraban 
, Барабан 
) is a very rare mostly masculine, but seldom feminine first name. The first name Baraban is characteristic of Southern Asia, particularly India, where it is an extremely rare mostly masculine, but seldom girly name. More prevalently, Baraban is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Baraban | United States, Poland, Croatia, India, France |
| Барабан | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine |