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 | Ethiopia, Indonesia, India, Tanzania, Ivory Coast |
| جوا | Egypt, Syria, Sudan, Iraq, Libya |
| Goua | Algeria, France, India, Morocco, Ivory Coast |