Throughout the world, ผ้า (ផា 
, Pha 
, ผ้า) is a common gender-neutral given name. The first name ผ้า is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Cambodia, where it is a common epicene name, Laos, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Vietnam, where it is a rare largely male, but infrequently female name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Cambodia, India, and Vietnam. Also, ผ้า is the last name as well as the forename.