Aban is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
Given name Aban ibn Abi Ayyash, Persian author Aban Elias, Iraqi American civil engineer Aban ibn Mu'awiya ibn Hisham (died 751), Umayyad prince and commander Aban Marker Kabraji (born 1953), Pakistani biologist and academic Aban al-Lahiqi (750–815/16), Persian court poet Aban ibn Marwan, Umayyad prince and governor Aban Pestonjee, Sri Lankan businesswomen Aban ibn Sa'id, Arab companion of the prophet Muhammad Aban Sudrajat (born 1996), Indonesian craftsman, artist, and environmental activist Aban ibn Taghlib (died 758), Iraqi Shia scholar and Quran reciter Aban ibn al-Walid ibn Uqba, Umayyad governor Aban ibn Uthman (641–723), one of the Tabi'un and son of Uthman Abane Ramdane (1920–1957), Algerian political activist and revolutionary
Surname Aaron Aban (born 1982), Filipino basketball player Gonzalo Abán (born 1987), Argentine footballer