Throughout the world, Baran (Baran 
, Baron , باران 
) is a common largely masculine, but uncommonly feminine given name. The given name Baran is habitual in New Zealand, where it is quite a common male name, Iraq, where it is quite a common epicene name, and Turkey, where it is quite a common mostly masculine, but seldom female name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Turkey, Iraq, and India. Likewise, Baran is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Baran, Baron | Colombia, Turkey, India, Poland, France |
| باران | Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Iran |
| Баран | Kazakhstan, Russia, Moldova, Belarus, Ukraine |
Baran is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Baran , the Middle-earth character, The Silmarillion; Baron Strucker , the fictional character in Marvel Comics; Baron Danglars , the fictional character from "The Count of Monte Cristo"; Baron Blitzkrieg , the supervillain in the DC Comics universe, Arrow and Mammoth , the DC Comícs character, and in many other works.
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bogdan baran PL (b. 1952) |
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| doğan baran Turkish politician, TR (b. 1929) |
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| augustyn baran PL (b. 1944) |
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| ali baran Turkish singer, TR (b. 1956) |
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| maia baran Belgian actress, BE (b. 1977) |
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| ali serhat baran Kurdish journalist and musician, TR (b. 1977) |
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| saban baran TR (b. 1970) |
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| ali i̇rfan baran researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-3341-9898) |
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| mitchell a. baran Member of the Order of Canada; Awarded on: November 19, 2012; Deceased ; London, Ontario, Canada; The insignia presented to the late Mr. Mitchell Baran will be received by his son, Mr. George Baran. |
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| irmak baran researcher |
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| özer baran researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-9799-8134) |
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| gülbeyaz baran researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-5591-3710) |
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