Across the world, Boune (Boune 
, Бунэ 
) is a rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely feminine forename. The forename Boune is characteristic of Mali, where it is quite a rare male name, Senegal, where it is a rare male name, and France, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Mali, Senegal, and India. More prevalently, Boune is the last name as well as the forename.