Across the world, اوا (Awa 
, اوا 
) is a common epicene forename. The given name اوا is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Senegal, where it is quite a common principally girly, but very infrequently masculine name, Gambia, where it is quite a common dominantly feminine, but uncommonly male name, and Cameroon, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Senegal, and Cameroon. Much less frequently, اوا is the last name as well as the forename.