Around the world, واو (واو 
) is quite a rare largely male, but infrequently female given name. The first name واو is habitual in Libya, where it is a rare boy's name, Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and Sudan, where it is a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Sudan. More prevalently, واو is the last name as well as the forename.