Cognomen בודן (Bodin 
, Boden , Boudin ) , around the globe, is a common family name. The surname בודן is characteristic of France, where it is quite a common surname, Sweden, and Luxembourg, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in France, the United States, and Germany. Very seldom, בודן is the forename as well as the last name.