Around the globe, Καλός (Calos 
, Calo 
, Calophyllum 
) is quite a rare primarily male, but very seldom female given name. The first name Καλός is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly the Dominican Republic, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Guatemala, and Panama. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Italy, the Dominican Republic, and Colombia. More frequently, Καλός is the last name as well as the forename.