Throughout the world, بحيرة (بحيرة 
) is quite a rare unisex given name. The forename بحيرة is characteristic of Iraq, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Syria, where it is a rare girly name, and Sudan. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Iraq, Sudan, and Egypt. Much less frequently, بحيرة is the last name as well as the forename.