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Throughout the world, Jō (جو , Jō ) is a common epicene first name. The given name Jō is characteristic of Egypt, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Libya, and Iraq. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Egypt, Iraq, and Sudan. Also, Jō is the last name as well as the forename.
Jō is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jo March , the fictional character from Louisa May Alcott's Little Women; Joe Biden , the fictional parody character from The Onion loosely based on the real Joe Biden; Joe West , the fictional character from the television series The Flash; Joe Swanson , the character from Family Guy and Joe Dalton , the comics character created by Morris and René Goscinny, Lucky Luke, and in many other works.