Throughout the world, Boben (Boben 
, Бобен 
, בובן 
) is a rare dominantly male, but infrequently female first name. The first name Boben is characteristic of Philippines, where it is a very rare boy's name, and India, where it is a very rare dominantly male, but uncommonly feminine name. Likewise, Boben is the last name as well as the forename.