Around the globe, 罗 (Lo 
, 罗 , Roe 
, and others...) is a common epicene first name. The first name 罗 is characteristic of Hong Kong, where it is quite a common unisex name, Macao, and Senegal, where it is quite a common mostly male, but infrequently feminine name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in China, Egypt, and Hong Kong. Much more prevalently, 罗 is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Lo | United Kingdom, Senegal, Hong Kong, United States, China |
| 罗 | China |
| Row, Roe | United Kingdom, Myanmar, Indonesia, United States, China |
| Rowe | United Kingdom, Indonesia, Hong Kong, United States, China |
罗 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Lo Fong , character in Shanghai Noon; Lo Spettro (The Ghost) , the operatic character in the opera Amleto by Franco Faccio; Lo Bernas , the operatic character in the opera Mädi; Lo „Smozzato“ , the operatic character in the opera Il macigno and Lo straniero , the operatic character in the opera Lo straniero by Ildebrando Pizzetti, among other works.