Throughout the world, والو (Walu 
, Walou 
, والو 
) is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but infrequently female first name. The first name والو is characteristic of Tunisia, where it is a rare boy's name, Algeria, and Ethiopia, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. Likewise, والو is the last name as well as the forename.