In the world, بندق (بندق 
, Almôndega) is a common largely masculine, but seldom feminine given name. The given name بندق is characteristic of Egypt, where it is quite a common mostly boy's, but infrequently female name, Sudan, where it is a rare male name, and Kuwait. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Egypt, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia. More prevalently, بندق is the last name as well as the forename.