Throughout the world, سواد (سواد 
, Сауат 
) is a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name سواد is characteristic of Iraq, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, Syria, and Libya, where it is a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Iraq, Egypt, and Syria. Likewise, سواد is the last name as well as the forename.