Across the world, رقاوي (رقاوي 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral first name. The given name رقاوي is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Iraq, where it is quite a rare dominantly female, but infrequently male name, Syria, where it is quite a rare male name, and Lebanon. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Western Asia, particularly Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, رقاوي is the last name as well as the forename.