Around the globe, وبشر (وبشر 
) is a common gender-neutral forename. The forename وبشر is habitual in Egypt, where it is quite a common epicene name, Libya, where it is quite a rare largely female, but infrequently boy's name, and Iraq, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Egypt, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. Much less frequently, وبشر is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| وبشر | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Algeria |