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Worldwide, Arend (Arend , アラン , 阿伦 ) is quite a rare principally boy's, but scarcely female given name. The first name Arend is characteristic of Netherlands, where it is quite a rare male name, South Africa, and Germany. Also, Arend is the last name as well as the forename.
Arend is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Allan Quatermain , the fictional character created by H. Rider Haggard, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; Alan Partridge , the fictional radio and television presenter, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa; Venom , the fictional character in Sony's Spider-Man Universe, Venom; Alan Harper , the fictional character from the television series Two and a Half Men and Dutch , the Predator character, and in many other works.