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Throughout the world, Альоша (Alyosha , Альоша , Aljosha ) is a rare predominantly male, but very infrequently female first name. The first name Альоша is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare primarily boy's, but very infrequently girly name, Armenia, where it is a rare boy's name, and Israel. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Bulgaria, Germany, and Greece. Likewise, Альоша is the last name as well as the forename.
Альоша is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Alyosha Karamazov , the fictional character in novel The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Alyosha Kravinoff , the fictional character in Marvel Comics.