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In the world, بابا (Baba , Papa , Bobo ) is a widespread largely male, but seldom female first name. The first name بابا is habitual in Senegal, where it is a common boy's name, Nigeria, where it is a common predominantly masculine, but very infrequently feminine name, and Macao, where it is a common mostly feminine, but uncommonly male name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in India, Nigeria, and Senegal. Also, بابا is the last name as well as the forename.
بابا is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Papa Midnite , the comics character, Constantine; Papa Smurf , the Smurf character, leader of the smurfs; Papa Carlo , the character from Tolstoy's The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino; Baba Yaga , the fictional supervillain in the comic book series Hellboy and Bobo Siebenschläfer , character in Bobo Siebenschläfer, and in many other works.