Around the world, Harad (Harad 
) is quite a rare largely male, but infrequently female forename. The first name Harad is characteristic of Algeria, where it is a very rare male name, India, where it is a very rare mostly masculine, but infrequently feminine name, and Tanzania, where it is a very rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in India, Algeria, and China. More prevalently, Harad is the last name as well as the forename.