Bako is both a surname and a given name. The accented Bakó is the Hungarian name of the Romanian city of Bacău. Bakó is also a Hungarian surname.
Notable people with the name include:
Bako
Surname: Brigitte Bako (born 1967), Canadian actress Ibrahim Bako (1943–1983), Nigerian senior officer in the Nigerian Army Ishaya Bako (born 1986), Nigerian film director and screenwriter Jarosław Bako (born 1964), Polish footballer Muhammadu Bako III (born 1972), Emir of New Karshi in Nigeria North Central State of Nasarawa and a former career federal civil servant Paul Bako (born 1972), American baseball player Sadissou Bako (born 1976), Cameroonian footballer Tisan Bako, Nigerian radio personality and presenter Yakubu Bako, Nigerian governor of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria Yolanda Bako (born 1946), American feminist and activist against domestic violence
Middle name
Dahiru Bako Gassol (born 1954), Nigerian Senator for the Taraba Central Senatorial District of Taraba State, Nigeria Nassirou Bako Arifari (born 1962), Beninese politician, academician, government minister Simon Bako Lalong (born 1963), Nigerian lawyer and politician, Governor of Plateau State, Nigeria
Given name: Bako Dagnon (1948/1953–2015), Malian griot singer Bako Ratsifa (born 1964), Malagasy swimmer Bako Sahakyan (born 1959), president of Artsakh Bako Touré (1939–2001), Malian footballer
Nickname: Bako (footballer), the nickname of Lebanese footballer Abou Bakr Al-Mel