All over the world, الفردوس (الفردوس 
) is a common mostly girly, but infrequently male forename. The given name الفردوس is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, where it is quite a common dominantly feminine, but seldom masculine name, Libya, where it is quite a rare mostly girly, but uncommonly masculine name, and Algeria. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Egypt, Algeria, and Iraq. More prevalently, الفردوس is the last name as well as the forename.