Across the world, ตะโก (Tako 
, Takot 
, Takaw 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral forename. The first name ตะโก is habitual in Gambia, where it is quite a rare female name, Georgia, and Cameroon, where it is a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in India, Japan, and Nigeria. Also, ตะโก is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Tako | Malaysia, India, Cameroon, Japan, Hungary |
| Takot | Philippines, India, Thailand |
| Takaw | Thailand, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, India, United States |
| ตะโก | Thailand |