Throughout the world, גורו (Guru 
, Gouraud 
, גורו) is a widespread dominantly male, but seldom feminine given name. The first name גורו is habitual in India, where it is quite a common mostly male, but infrequently feminine name, Oman, where it is quite a rare principally masculine, but very seldom girly name, and United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Bangladesh, and United Arab Emirates. Also, גורו is the last name as well as the forename.