Around the world, בירו (Biro 
, בירו 
) is a common unisex given name. The first name בירו is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a common epicene name, Romania, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Egypt, where it is quite a rare largely female, but infrequently male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, India, and Egypt. Likewise, בירו is the last name as well as the forename.