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In the world, فلاد (Vlad , Vlade , فلاد) is a common masculine given name. The first name فلاد is habitual in Moldova, where it is a common boy's name, Romania, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but scarcely girly name, and Croatia, where it is quite a common male name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Eastern Europe, particularly Romania, Moldova, and Russia. Also, فلاد is the last name as well as the forename.
فلاد is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Alucard , the vampire in Hellsing; Dracula , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Blade: Trinity; Dirk Gently , the fictional character created by Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency; Dracula , the fictional character in the 2012–2017 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated television series and Vlad Plasmius , the Danny Phantom character, and in many other works.