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Worldwide, Канако (Kanako , 金子 , Канако ) is quite a common mostly girly, but seldom masculine forename. The first name Канако is characteristic of Japan, where it is quite a rare girly name, Qatar, where it is a rare female name, and India. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in India, China, and Japan. Much less frequently, Канако is the last name as well as the forename.
Канако is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kanako Kurusu , the fictional character from Oreimo, Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai; Kanako Urashima , the fictional character from Love Hina and Kanako Hilo , the operatic character in the opera Die Blume von Hawaii, The Flower of Hawaii.