Worldwide, アラウ (Arau 
, Arrau 
, アラウ) is a rare epicene forename. The first name アラウ is habitual in Nigeria, where it is a very rare boy's name, Mexico, where it is a very rare primarily male, but very infrequently girly name, and China, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in China, India, and Nigeria. More prevalently, アラウ is the last name as well as the forename.