Globally, Lodes (Lode 
, Lodes 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name Lodes is characteristic of Belgium, where it is quite a rare male name, Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare epicene name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Belgium, India, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More prevalently, Lodes is the last name as well as the forename.