Worldwide, Awlad (Awlad 
) is quite a common boy's given name. The given name Awlad is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Qatar, where it is quite a rare male name, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare primarily male, but very infrequently girly name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. Very seldom, Awlad is the last name as well as the forename.