Around the world, 竇 (Dou 
, 竇 ) is quite a common unisex first name. The first name 竇 is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Tunisia, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Morocco, where it is quite a rare mostly girly, but uncommonly boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, Morocco, and Egypt. More prevalently, 竇 is the last name as well as the forename.