>
All around the world, Bato (Bato
, Бато
, Batus
) is quite a common epicene forename. The first name Bato is characteristic of Montenegro, where it is quite a common boy's name, Libya, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Albania, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in India, Indonesia, and Nigeria. Likewise, Bato is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Bato | Saudi Arabia, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Бато | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Batus | Philippines, Turkey, India, Nigeria, United States |
| Bateau | Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, France, United States, Algeria |