Around the globe, Patian (Patian 
) is a rare unisex given name. The given name Patian is habitual in Tanzania, where it is a very rare masculine name, Philippines, where it is a very rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely female name, and Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Tanzania, Philippines, and India. More frequently, Patian is the last name as well as the forename.