All around the world, Zaitoun (زيتون 
, Зайтун 
, Zaitoun 
) is quite a rare epicene first name. The first name Zaitoun is characteristic of Sudan, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, Syria, where it is a rare masculine name, and Iraq, where it is a rare unisex name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Russia, Sudan, and Egypt. More prevalently, Zaitoun is the last name as well as the forename.