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Around the globe, Ferhad (فرحات , Ferhad , فەرهاد ) is a common primarily masculine, but scarcely girly forename. The first name Ferhad is characteristic of Libya, where it is quite a common boy's name, Azerbaijan, and Egypt, where it is quite a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, Libya, and Algeria. More frequently, Ferhad is the last name as well as the forename.