Worldwide, Aqbal (Aqbal 
) is quite a rare dominantly male, but infrequently girly given name. The forename Aqbal is habitual in Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom girly name, Afghanistan, where it is a rare male name, and Oman. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. More prevalently, Aqbal is the last name as well as the forename.