Throughout the world, عكس (عكس 
, عکس) is quite a rare epicene first name. The first name عكس is characteristic of Oman, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Egypt, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Libya, where it is a rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Sudan, and Oman. Much less frequently, عكس is the last name as well as the forename.