Worldwide, باكو (Bako 
, Pako , Pakku 
) is a common epicene given name. The first name باكو is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Botswana, where it is quite a common largely boy's, but infrequently feminine name, Nigeria, and Madagascar, where it is quite a rare mostly masculine, but uncommonly female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, India, and Iraq. Likewise, باكو is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Pako, Bako | Indonesia, Hungary, Nigeria, India, Cameroon |
| Pakku | Indonesia, Malaysia, United States, India, Myanmar |
| باكو | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Egypt, Iraq |
Bacco, Backo, Baku, Bakw, Currito, Curro, Fran, Francesco, Francisco, Franciscus, Franco, François, Frančesko, Paco, Pacu, Panchito, Pancho, Paquete, Paquito, Xisco, Пако, Франко, Франсиско, Франсишку, Франсоа, Франсуа, Франсіско, Франсішку, Франциск, Франциско, Францискус, Франціско, Франческо, פאקו, פרנסואה, פרנסיסקו, פרנצ'סקו, פרנקו, فرانسوا, فرانسيسكو, فرانكو, فرانکو, فرنسوا, فرنسيسكو, フランシスコ, フランソワ, 佛朗哥, 弗朗索瓦, 弗朗西斯科, and 柏高
باكو is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Vibe , the fictional superhero from DC Comics and Paco , the DC Comics character, Infinite Crisis.