Globally, Daou (Daou 
, ضو 
, داو 
) is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but seldom girly forename. The first name Daou is characteristic of Libya, where it is quite a common male name, Lebanon, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and the Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Northern Africa, particularly Libya, Algeria, and Sudan. More prevalently, Daou is the last name as well as the forename.