All over the world, ﺃﺣﻤﺪ (ﺃﺣﻤﺪ 
) is a common predominantly boy's, but very infrequently female forename. The first name ﺃﺣﻤﺪ is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, where it is quite a common primarily masculine, but very seldom female name, Libya, where it is quite a rare primarily boy's, but very infrequently feminine name, and Sudan. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Sudan, and Syria. Likewise, ﺃﺣﻤﺪ is the last name as well as the forename.