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Globally, רומאו (Romeu , Roméo , רומאו ) is a common boy's forename. The forename רומאו is characteristic of Cameroon, where it is quite a common masculine name, Brazil, and Cabo Verde. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Cameroon. Much less frequently, רומאו is the last name as well as the forename.
רומאו is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Roméo , the operatic character in the opera Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod, Roméo et Juliete.