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Worldwide, Pathan (Pathan , پٹھان , पठान ) is a widespread gender-neutral forename. The first name Pathan is characteristic of Kuwait, where it is quite a rare principally masculine, but scarcely female name, India, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Pakistan, where it is quite a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. More prevalently, Pathan is the last name as well as the forename.