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Around the globe, アサ (Asa , アサ ) is a widespread predominantly girly, but very infrequently masculine first name. The forename アサ is characteristic of India, where it is quite a common principally feminine, but very seldom male name, Iceland, where it is quite a common mostly girly, but uncommonly male name, and Gambia, where it is quite a rare girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in India, Nigeria, and Indonesia. Very seldom, アサ is the last name as well as the forename.
アサ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Asa of Judah , the Third King of Judah, 2 Chronicles; Samaritan , the superhero character from the Astro City comic book series, in the vein of Superman; Asa Shanks , the fictional character in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!; Firebird , the character in Marvel Comics and Asa Buchanan , the fictional character in the American serial drama One Life to Live, among other works.