Surname أراد (Arad 
, أراد) , all around the world, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen أراد is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a common surname, Bahrain, where it is quite a rare surname, and Romania. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Israel, Romania, and Iran. Also, أراد is the forename as well as the last name.