Around the world, إما (Ima 
, إما) is a common epicene first name. The first name إما is characteristic of Indonesia, where it is quite a common mostly feminine, but uncommonly boy's name, Japan, where it is quite a rare female name, and Nigeria, where it is quite a rare largely feminine, but infrequently male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in India, Indonesia, and Japan. Likewise, إما is the last name as well as the forename.