Throughout the world, حوى (Hawwa 
, Xawa 
, حوى 
) is quite a rare predominantly female, but scarcely masculine forename. The forename حوى is habitual in Maldives, where it is a common female name, Somalia, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare mostly feminine, but infrequently boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Maldives, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, حوى is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Hawwa | Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Lebanon, Nigeria, Maldives |
| Xawa | Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Somalia, United States, South Africa |
| حوى | Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Egypt |