Across the world, ארביד (Arvid 
, Arvīds 
, ארביד 
) is quite a common boy's forename. The first name ארביד is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Sweden, where it is quite a common male name, Latvia, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Norway. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Sweden, the United States, and Germany. Very seldom, ארביד is the last name as well as the forename.