Bako (name)
Bako is a Nigerian name of Hausa origin, serving as both a given name and surname. It means "A male child who was born after arrival of visitors in a household."
Notable individuals with the name
- Audu Bako, Military-Governor of Kano and Nigerian police officer
- Brigitte Bako, Canadian actress
- Ibrahim Bako, Nigerian senior officer in the Nigerian Army
- Ishaya Bako, Nigerian film director and screenwriter
- Jarosław Bako, Polish footballer
- Muhammadu Bako III, Emir of New Karshi in Nigeria North Central State of Nasarawa and a former career federal civil servant
- Paul Bako, American baseball player
- Sadissou Bako, Cameroonian footballer
- Tisan Bako, Nigerian radio personality and presenter
- Yakubu Bako, Nigerian governor of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
- Yolanda Bako, American feminist and activist against domestic violence
- Dahiru Bako Gassol, Nigerian Senator for the Taraba Central Senatorial District of Taraba State, Nigeria
- Simon Bako Lalong, Nigerian lawyer and politician, Governor of Plateau State, Nigeria.