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Around the world, Payen (Payen , باين , Пайя ) is a rare mostly boy's, but infrequently feminine first name. The forename Payen is characteristic of Mauritius, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Sudan, where it is a rare masculine name, and France, where it is a very rare epicene name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Sudan, India, and France. More prevalently, Payen is the last name as well as the forename.
Payen is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .