Cognomen الأسطورة (الأسطورة 
) , in the entire world, is a common last name. The cognomen الأسطورة is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, where it is quite a rare surname, Libya, and Sudan. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Egypt, Sudan, and Iraq. Also, الأسطورة is the forename as well as the last name.