All over the world, بحار (بحار 
) is quite a rare primarily male, but very infrequently feminine forename. The first name بحار is characteristic of Libya, where it is quite a rare male name, Egypt, where it is quite a rare primarily male, but very infrequently feminine name, and Iraq, where it is quite a rare epicene name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, بحار is the last name as well as the forename.