Around the globe, تانين (Tanin 
, Thanin 
, Tannen 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral first name. The forename تانين is characteristic of Laos, where it is quite a rare male name, Bangladesh, where it is a rare epicene name, and Thailand, where it is a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Bangladesh, Thailand, and India. Likewise, تانين is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Tanin | Japan, Turkey, Thailand, Afghanistan, Bangladesh |
| Thanin | Laos, Malaysia, United States, Thailand, India |
| Tannen | Japan, Germany, United States, India, Brazil |
| تانين | Iraq |
تانين is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Tanin Majere , character in Dragonlance.