Worldwide, Gatan (Gatan 
) is quite a rare predominantly masculine, but very seldom feminine first name. The first name Gatan is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare male name, Belgium, and France. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, and Indonesia. More frequently, Gatan is the last name as well as the forename.