Around the globe, عشر (Vere 
, عشر 
, Dionysus 
) is quite a rare epicene given name. The first name عشر is characteristic of Antigua and Barbuda, where it is quite a common boy's name, Sudan, where it is a rare masculine name, and Ireland. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, Sudan, and Mexico. More frequently, عشر is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Vere | Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe, Philippines, United States, United Kingdom |
| عشر | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Libya |
| Dionysus | Canada, Philippines, United States, United Kingdom, South Africa |
| Auletes | Brazil |
عشر is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Dionysus , the Ancient Greek god of winemaking and wine, Hades; Auletes ; Dionysus , the fictional character from Percy Jackson books, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief; Dionysus , the character in the Marvel Universe and Dionysus , the operatic character in the opera The Bassarids by Hans Werner Henze.