Worldwide, อักขระ (Charam 
, Akkhara 
, Charamal ) is a rare unisex forename. The forename อักขระ is habitual in Japan, where it is a very rare feminine name, India, where it is a very rare dominantly masculine, but infrequently girly name, and Thailand, where it is a very rare boy's name. Likewise, อักขระ is the last name as well as the forename.