All around the world, التائب (التائب 
) is quite a rare predominantly male, but very seldom female first name. The first name التائب is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Libya, where it is quite a rare male name, Egypt, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely girly name, and Algeria, where it is a rare masculine name. Likewise, التائب is the last name as well as the forename.