Across the world, رواية (رواية 
) is a rare mostly girly, but infrequently male forename. The given name رواية is habitual in Iraq, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan, where it is a rare feminine name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Iraq, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. Also, رواية is the last name as well as the forename.