Around the globe, Dōgen (Dy 
, 道元 , דוגן 
) is quite a common epicene forename. The given name Dōgen is habitual in Mauritius, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Mauritania, and Brunei. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in China, Indonesia, and Egypt. More frequently, Dōgen is the last name as well as the forename.