Worldwide, Haftar (حفتر 
, Haftar 
) is a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently feminine given name. The forename Haftar is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Libya, where it is quite a rare predominantly masculine, but very seldom girly name, Tunisia, where it is a rare masculine name, and Egypt. Likewise, Haftar is the last name as well as the forename.