Pako

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 5 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Pako is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name674 records spelled Pako5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, South Africa, Cameroon

  Also written Pàķö, Páko, Pâkó

• Lao given name201 records spelled Pako13 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Laos, Thailand, South Africa, India

  Languages: Lao, Thai

  Also written ปาก่อ, ปาโก้, ป๋าโก้, ป้าโก๋, ปาโก๋

• a separate given name184 records spelled Pako2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, South Africa

  Also written Pakó

• Czech given name144 records spelled Pako5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Czechia, Slovakia

  Languages: Czech, Slovak

  Also written Páko, Pákó

43 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Pako is also recorded in 6 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Swahili, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Pa locative class|pa class_((XVI))]] inflected form of -ako

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In bkd, kind of fern (the young fronds of which are edible)

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In kne, a small fern-like plant found along riverbanks

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In mh, a shark (general term for the type of fish)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In mrw, a fern: Athyrium esculentum (Retz.) Copel

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In msk, kind of edible fern that grows by rivers

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 80 years between 1914–2015. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Pako Revueltasb. 1971ESSpanish actor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 121 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Pako?

We estimate roughly 18 people bear Pako (counting its spellings and scripts) across 2 countries in our records.

In which country does Pako have the most bearers?

Pako is most frequently recorded in South Africa, where it is most often spelled pako.

How common is Pako compared with other names?

In Botswana, Pako is the 159th most common given name of 293 given names recorded there.

Is Pako a male or female name?

Pako is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Pako mean?

Recorded meaning: emballer, capturer