Around the world, พั้ว (Phua 
, พั้ว) is quite a rare gender-neutral forename. The first name พั้ว is characteristic of Singapore, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Malaysia, where it is a rare unisex name, and India, where it is a very rare primarily masculine, but scarcely feminine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, China, and Singapore. Likewise, พั้ว is the last name as well as the forename.