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All over the world, アスカ (Asuka , アスカ ) is quite a rare epicene forename. The forename アスカ is characteristic of Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Kuwait, where it is a rare female name, and Japan, where it is a rare predominantly feminine, but very infrequently male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Japan, Indonesia, and India. More frequently, アスカ is the last name as well as the forename.
アスカ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Asuka Langley Soryu , the fictional character in the Neon Genesis Evangelion media franchise; Asuka Kazama , the character in Tekken; Asuka Kasen , the tritagonist of the 2001 video game Grand Theft Auto III; Asuka Matsubara , the fictional character from Seitokai no Ichizon and Asuka Takizawa , the fictional character from Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure.