Throughout the world, ضاع (ضاع 
) is quite a common gender-neutral first name. The given name ضاع is habitual in Iraq, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Syria, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Sudan. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Iraq, Egypt, and Sudan. Likewise, ضاع is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| ضاع | Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Sudan, Egypt |