Around the world, Putch (帕奇 
, Putch 
, パッチ 
) is a rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom girly forename. The forename Putch is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare male name, Thailand, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name, and India, where it is an extremely rare epicene name. Much less frequently, Putch is the last name as well as the forename.