Across the world, Musawi (الدين 
, موساوي 
, موسوی 
) is quite a common epicene first name. The first name Musawi is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Sudan, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Algeria, where it is quite a rare largely male, but seldom feminine name, and Libya, where it is quite a rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, Sudan, and Algeria. Much more frequently, Musawi is the last name as well as the forename.