Around the globe, فرشاد (فرشاد 
, Farshad 
) is quite a common masculine first name. The first name فرشاد is habitual in Iran, where it is quite a rare male name, Afghanistan, and United Arab Emirates. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Iran, Afghanistan, and the United States. Very seldom, فرشاد is the last name as well as the forename.
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| فرشاد | Turkey, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran |
| Farshad | Bangladesh, Iran, India, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka |
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فرشاد پیوس Iranian footballer, IR (b. 1962) |
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فرشاد محمدی Iranian cinematographer, IR (b. 1972) |
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فرشاد فاطمی Iranian economist, IR (b. 1973) |
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فرشاد مفیدی Iranian naval officer, IR |
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فرشاد احمدزاده Iranian association football player, IR (b. 1992) |
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فرشاد جانفزا Iranian association football player, IR (b. 1993) |
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فرشاد فرجی Iranian association football player, IR (b. 1994) |
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فرشاد محمدی association football player, IR (b. 1994) |
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| فرشاد سنجری Iranian musician, IR (b. 1946) |
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| فرشاد فداییان Iranian film director, IR (b. 1947) |
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| فرشاد فرشته‌حکمت Iranian film director, IR (b. 1962) |
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| فرشاد فلاحت‌زاده Iranian footballer, IR (b. 1967) |
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| فرشاد احمدی دستگردی Iranian film director, IR (b. 1975) |
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| فرشاد نصراللهی Iranian architect, IR (b. 1977) |
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| فرشاد ماجدی Iranian football player, IR (b. 1979) |
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