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Globally, لازاروس (Lazarus , Lazaros , لازاروس) is a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom female first name. The first name لازاروس is characteristic of Greece, where it is a common boy's name, Israel, where it is quite a common male name, and Namibia (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Greece, Nigeria, and South Africa. Likewise, لازاروس is the last name as well as the forename.
لازاروس is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Lazarus of Bethany , the subject of a prominent miracle of Jesus in the Gospel of John; Sister Mary Lazarus , the character from Sister Act; Lazarus Long , the fictional character in novels by Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love; Lazarus , the operatic character in the opera Jesu Hochzeit and Lazaros , the theatrical character in the play "Thanassakis o politevomenos", among other works.