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In the entire world, かなた (Kanata , かなた) is a common primarily masculine, but scarcely feminine given name. The forename かなた is characteristic of India, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but scarcely feminine name, Indonesia, where it is a very rare masculine name, and China, where it is an extremely rare masculine name. Likewise, かなた is the last name as well as the forename.
かなた is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kanata Konoe , the fictional character from Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club.