Throughout the world, הידו (Hidayet 
, הידו 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral forename. The given name הידו is characteristic of Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare male name, Turkey, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but infrequently female name, and Algeria, where it is a rare female name. Much less frequently, הידו is the last name as well as the forename.