Around the world, Marchen (Marchen 
) is a rare primarily male, but very infrequently female first name. The given name Marchen is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare masculine name, Philippines, where it is a very rare unisex name, and South Africa. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, and Philippines. Likewise, Marchen is the last name as well as the forename.