In all the world, Bedan (Bedan 
, بيدان 
, Бедан 
) is quite a rare epicene first name. The first name Bedan is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ethiopia, where it is a rare masculine name, Kenya, and Nigeria, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in India, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. Very seldom, Bedan is the last name as well as the forename.