Globally, Alzahra (Alzahra 
, الظاهرى 
) is a rare principally feminine, but scarcely male forename. The first name Alzahra is characteristic of Libya, where it is quite a rare female name, Oman, and Sudan, where it is a rare feminine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Sudan, and Indonesia. More frequently, Alzahra is the last name as well as the forename.