In all the world, سبب (سبب 
) is quite a rare mostly boy's, but infrequently girly forename. The first name سبب is habitual in Sudan, where it is quite a rare mostly masculine, but uncommonly feminine name, Egypt, where it is a rare masculine name, and Saudi Arabia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Sudan, Egypt, and Iraq. Likewise, سبب is the last name as well as the forename.