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 | Algeria, Canada, Morocco, France, United States |
| Matoub | Algeria, Morocco, Spain, France, United States |
| الوناس | Sudan, Algeria, Morocco, Iraq |
| Lounès | Algeria, France |