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In the world, 巴兰 (Baran , Balan , Bălan ) is a common epicene first name. The forename 巴兰 is habitual in Iraq, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Turkey, where it is quite a common largely male, but uncommonly female name, and Romania, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Turkey, India, and Iraq. Likewise, 巴兰 is the last name as well as the forename.
巴兰 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mammoth , the DC Comícs character and Baran , the Middle-earth character, The Silmarillion.