Surname איטן (Itten 
, איטן 
) , around the globe, is a rare cognomen. The cognomen איטן is characteristic of Switzerland, where it is quite a rare surname, Israel, where it is a rare surname, and Argentina, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Switzerland, India, and Israel. Likewise, איטן is the forename as well as the last name.