Throughout the world, ﻋﺮﻭﺱ (ﻋﺮﻭﺱ 
) is a rare dominantly girly, but uncommonly masculine forename. The given name ﻋﺮﻭﺱ is characteristic of Libya, where it is a rare feminine name, Sudan, and Syria. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, Sudan, and Libya. Very seldom, ﻋﺮﻭﺱ is the last name as well as the forename.