Around the globe, Beden (Beden 
) is a rare largely male, but uncommonly female forename. The first name Beden is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is a rare boy's name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Philippines, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and India. Also, Beden is the last name as well as the forename.