Cognomen فلاد (Vlad 
, Vlade 
, فلاد) , in the world, is a common last name. The cognomen فلاد is characteristic of Romania, where it is a common surname, Moldova, where it is quite a common surname, and North Macedonia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Romania, Moldova, and Italy. Also, فلاد is the forename as well as the last name.