Worldwide, علمدار (علمدار 
) is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely girly forename. The first name علمدار is characteristic of Iraq, where it is quite a rare principally boy's, but very seldom girly name, Algeria, where it is a rare boy's name, and Libya. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Iraq, Algeria, and Egypt. Likewise, علمدار is the last name as well as the forename.