Throughout the world, دوا (Dua 
, دوا 
, Douwa 
) is quite a common gender-neutral forename. The first name دوا is habitual in Equatorial Guinea, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Israel, where it is quite a rare female name, and Tanzania, where it is quite a rare epicene name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, India, and Tanzania. More prevalently, دوا is the last name as well as the forename.