All over the world, Heraud (Herald 
, Геро 
, Heraud 
) is quite a common male forename. The forename Heraud is habitual in Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Albania, and Nicaragua. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Philippines, India, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Also, Heraud is the last name as well as the forename.
Heraud is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Herald , the character from Princess of Thieves; Herald , the operatic character in the opera Henry Clifford by Isaac Albéniz; Herald , the theatrical character in the play "Clytemnestra"; Herald , the operatic character in the opera Macbeth (Verdi) and Herald , the operatic character in the opera The Love for Three Oranges by Sergei Prokofiev, and in many other works.