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Throughout the world, Bako (Bako , باكو , Бако ) is a common dominantly male, but uncommonly feminine forename. The first name Bako is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, where it is quite a common mostly boy's, but seldom girly name, Madagascar, where it is quite a rare largely masculine, but seldom female name, and Gambia, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Nigeria, Iraq, and Madagascar. Likewise, Bako is the last name as well as the forename.
Bako is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Vibe , the fictional superhero from DC Comics and Paco , the DC Comics character, Infinite Crisis.