Around the globe, Bashshār (بشار 
, Bashshār 
) is a common male first name. The first name Bashshār is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is a common masculine name, Iraq, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Lebanon, where it is quite a common primarily boy's, but very seldom female name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Syria, Iraq, and Egypt. Much less frequently, Bashshār is the last name as well as the forename.