Globally, الفلاح (الفلاح 
) is quite a rare masculine forename. The first name الفلاح is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Libya, where it is quite a rare male name, Egypt, where it is a rare primarily masculine, but scarcely girly name, and Algeria, where it is a rare masculine name. More frequently, الفلاح is the last name as well as the forename.