In the world, ฮารูน (Harun 
, Haroun 
, ฮารูน 
) is a widespread primarily masculine, but very seldom female first name. The forename ฮารูน is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Turkey, where it is a common male name, Oman, where it is quite a common primarily boy's, but very infrequently girly name, and Qatar (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in India, Turkey, and Indonesia. Likewise, ฮารูน is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Harun | Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey |
| Haroun | Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Malaysia |
| ฮารูน | Thailand |
ฮารูน is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Harun , the Islamic prophet; Haroun , the operatic character in the opera Djamileh by Georges Bizet; Haroun El Poussah , the character in the Iznogoud comics series, inzogoud and Haroun al Rachid , the operatic character in the opera Oberon by Carl Maria von Weber; Caliph of Baghdad.