Around the globe, Alô (Hallo 
, Alô 
) is quite a common epicene forename. The forename Alô is characteristic of Iraq, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely feminine name, Mali, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Oman, where it is a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Iraq, and Indonesia. Also, Alô is the last name as well as the forename.