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In all the world, เช่า (Chao , Rent , Rentea ) is a common largely boy's, but seldom feminine first name. The first name เช่า is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly Macao, where it is quite a common unisex name, Taiwan, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Hong Kong. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in China, the United States, and Indonesia. Likewise, เช่า is the last name as well as the forename.
เช่า is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Chao Lingshen , the fictional character from Negima! Magister Negi Magi and Chao Chocola , the Sonic the Hedgehog character.