Throughout the world, ﺍحمد (ﺍحمد 
) is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom girly first name. The given name ﺍحمد is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, where it is quite a rare primarily boy's, but scarcely feminine name, Libya, where it is a rare male name, and Sudan. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Egypt, Sudan, and Iraq. Likewise, ﺍحمد is the last name as well as the forename.