All over the world, بنفسج (بنفسج 
) is a rare mostly female, but infrequently masculine forename. The given name بنفسج is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is quite a rare mostly female, but seldom male name, Iraq, where it is a rare epicene name, and Oman, where it is a rare female name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Syria, Iraq, and Egypt. More prevalently, بنفسج is the last name as well as the forename.