In all the world, Alad (Alad 
, الاد 
) is quite a rare epicene first name. The first name Alad is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, Nigeria, and Algeria, where it is a very rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, India, and Nigeria. Likewise, Alad is the last name as well as the forename.