Worldwide, マンボ (Mambo 
, マンボ 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name マンボ is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Cameroon, where it is quite a rare mostly girly, but seldom masculine name, Tanzania, where it is quite a rare predominantly masculine, but very infrequently girly name, and South Africa, where it is a rare unisex name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Cameroon, Tanzania, and Indonesia. More frequently, マンボ is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Mambo | Tanzania, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mozambique |
| マンボ | Japan |