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Throughout the world, Araz (Araz
, اراز
, Араз
) is a common principally male, but very seldom girly forename. The first name Araz is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Azerbaijan, where it is quite a common boy's name, Georgia, and Iraq, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but very infrequently female name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Pakistan. Likewise, Araz is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Araz | Iraq, Turkey, Pakistan, Iran, Azerbaijan |
| اراز | Iraq, Syria, Palestinian Territory, Iran, Jordan |
| Араз | Georgia, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine |
| أراز | Iraq |