Throughout the world, ดัว (Dua 
, ดัว 
) is quite a common unisex forename. The forename ดัว is characteristic of Equatorial Guinea, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Israel, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Tanzania, where it is quite a rare unisex name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Indonesia, India, and Tanzania. More prevalently, ดัว is the last name as well as the forename.