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Worldwide, Буа (Bua , Bois , Búa ) is quite a common epicene first name. The given name Буа is characteristic of Myanmar, where it is a rare girly name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda, where it is a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in India, Nigeria, and Indonesia. More prevalently, Буа is the last name as well as the forename.
Буа is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Bois Rosé , the operatic character in the opera Les Huguenots.