Around the world, Bangla (Bangla 
, বাংলা , بنغلا) is quite a common epicene first name. The forename Bangla is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Oman, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare mostly male, but uncommonly feminine name, and Qatar. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, and India. Also, Bangla is the last name as well as the forename.