Throughout the world, بسيط (بسيط 
) is a rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently female first name. The first name بسيط is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Libya, where it is a rare masculine name, Algeria, and Sudan. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, Algeria, and Sudan. More prevalently, بسيط is the last name as well as the forename.