Across the world, العالمي (العالمي 
) is a common predominantly masculine, but scarcely female first name. The first name العالمي is characteristic of Egypt, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently feminine name, Saudi Arabia, and Libya, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan. More frequently, العالمي is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| العالمي | Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco |