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Worldwide, راس (Ras , Race , Raas ) is a common epicene forename. The given name راس is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Botswana, where it is quite a common male name, Ghana, where it is quite a rare male name, and Mauritius. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Indonesia, and Ghana. Likewise, راس is the last name as well as the forename.
راس is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ras Thavas , the fictional character, Synthetic Men of Mars and Race , the musical character in the musical Newsies by Alan Menken.