Surname الاسطورة (الاسطورة 
) , around the globe, is a common cognomen. The cognomen الاسطورة is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, where it is quite a common surname, Libya, and Sudan. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Egypt, Sudan, and Iraq. Likewise, الاسطورة is the forename as well as the last name.