All around the world, Panang (Panang 
, พะแนง , ปะนัง ) is a rare gender-neutral forename. The first name Panang is characteristic of Philippines, where it is a very rare mostly feminine, but infrequently male name, and India, where it is an extremely rare largely male, but seldom female name. Likewise, Panang is the last name as well as the forename.