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Worldwide, Koban (科恩 , Koban
, 小判
) is a rare largely male, but seldom female first name. The given name Koban is habitual in China, where it is a very rare primarily boy's, but scarcely feminine name, and India, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name. More frequently, Koban is the last name as well as the forename.
Koban is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Koen Laenen , character in Spoed.