Surname ﺍﻝ (ﺍﻝ 
) , in the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The surname ﺍﻝ is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Sudan, where it is quite a rare surname, Libya, where it is a rare surname, and Egypt. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Sudan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. Much less frequently, ﺍﻝ is the forename as well as the last name.