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Around the world, Персиваль (Percival , Perceval , Персиваль) is a common boy's given name. The first name Персиваль is characteristic of Philippines, where it is quite a common boy's name, South Africa, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Botswana. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Philippines, Brazil, and South Africa. Likewise, Персиваль is the last name as well as the forename.
Персиваль is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Albus Dumbledore , the fictional character from Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; Percival , the one of King Arthur's legendary Knights of the Round Table, Parsifal; Percival McLeach , the antagonist in Disney's The Rescuers Down Under; Grunge , the fictional comic book character from DC Comics/Wildstorm and Percival Dumbledore , character in Harry Potter, and in many other works.