All around the world, جوا (Goa 
, جوا 
, Goua 
) is quite a common gender-neutral forename. The first name جوا is habitual in Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Syria, where it is quite a rare predominantly girly, but very infrequently male name, and Egypt, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Ethiopia, Syria, and India. Likewise, جوا is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Goa | India, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Indonesia |
| جوا | Syria, Libya, Iraq, Sudan, Egypt |
| Goua | Ivory Coast, Algeria, France, Morocco, India |