Across the world, ﻗﻠﺐ (ﻗﻠﺐ 
) is quite a common gender-neutral first name. The first name ﻗﻠﺐ is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Libya, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Sudan, and Egypt. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Sudan, and Syria. Likewise, ﻗﻠﺐ is the last name as well as the forename.