All over the world, الوناس (Lounes 
, Matoub 
, الوناس 
) is a common predominantly masculine, but very infrequently girly first name. The forename الوناس is characteristic of Algeria, where it is quite a common principally male, but very infrequently feminine name, France, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Morocco, where it is a rare masculine name. Likewise, الوناس is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Lounes | Morocco, France, United States, Belgium, Algeria |
| Matoub | Morocco, France, Spain, United States, Algeria |
| الوناس | Morocco, Iraq, Sudan, Algeria |
| Lounès | France, Algeria |