In the entire world, Mamou (Mamou 
, مامو 
, Маму 
) is quite a common gender-neutral given name. The forename Mamou is habitual in Algeria, where it is quite a rare mostly masculine, but seldom girly name, Mali, and the Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Algeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Mali. Also, Mamou is the last name as well as the forename.