Around the world, أسماعيل (أسماعيل 
) is quite a common masculine given name. The forename أسماعيل is habitual in Syria, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Iraq, and Libya. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Egypt, Iraq, and Sudan. Likewise, أسماعيل is the last name as well as the forename.