All around the world, المشتاق (المشتاق 
) is quite a rare primarily male, but very seldom female forename. The first name المشتاق is characteristic of Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely female name, Egypt, and Syria, where it is a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan. Also, المشتاق is the last name as well as the forename.