Globally, البشر (البشر 
) is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but uncommonly female forename. The first name البشر is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Sudan, where it is quite a rare male name, Libya, where it is a rare boy's name, and Egypt, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Sudan, Egypt, and Iraq. More frequently, البشر is the last name as well as the forename.