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Worldwide, Eben (Eben , אבן , Эбен ) is a common predominantly boy's, but scarcely feminine first name. The forename Eben is characteristic of Namibia, where it is quite a common epicene name, Ghana, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Lebanon, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, Ghana, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much less frequently, Eben is the last name as well as the forename.
Eben is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Eben Hopwil , the fictional character from The Wheel of Time; Eben Olemaun , the character from the 30 Days of Night franchise and Eben , the theatrical character in the play "Desire Under the Elms".