In the entire world, Seul (Seul 
, Eseul 
, سيول 
) is quite a rare epicene forename. The forename Seul is characteristic of South Korea, where it is quite a rare largely female, but seldom masculine name, Algeria, where it is a rare mostly boy's, but uncommonly girly name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare epicene name. Likewise, Seul is the last name as well as the forename.