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Around the world, Наото (Kan , Naoto , Наото ) is a common largely male, but seldom female given name. The forename Наото is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Mongolia, where it is a common male name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a common epicene name, and Macao, where it is quite a common mostly boy's, but infrequently girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in India, Egypt, and Hong Kong. Likewise, Наото is the last name as well as the forename.
Наото is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Naoto Kurogane , the fictional character from BlazBlue, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle; Kan , the fictional character from Re:Zero, Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World; Naoto Shirogane , the fictional character, Persona; Naoto Ogawa , character in Bakuman and Naoto Sanada , the character from Kuroko's Basketball, among other works.