In all the world, พั่ว (Phua 
, พั่ว) is quite a rare unisex first name. The given name พั่ว is habitual in Singapore, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Malaysia, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and India, where it is a very rare principally male, but very infrequently girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, China, and Singapore. Also, พั่ว is the last name as well as the forename.