Throughout the world, Baraw (Baraw 
) is a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name Baraw is characteristic of Iraq, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Nigeria, where it is a very rare masculine name, and Philippines, where it is an extremely rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Iraq, India, and Nigeria. Much less frequently, Baraw is the last name as well as the forename.