Across the world, Orient (Orient 
, Orienter 
) is a rare mostly male, but uncommonly female first name. The forename Orient is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare male name, Romania, and South Africa, where it is a very rare epicene name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, and Pakistan. Likewise, Orient is the last name as well as the forename.