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Worldwide, キヨシ (Kiyoshi , キヨシ , Kiyosi ) is quite a rare boy's given name. The forename キヨシ is characteristic of Japan, where it is a rare boy's name, Bolivia, and Chile. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Japan, China, and the United States. More prevalently, キヨシ is the last name as well as the forename.
キヨシ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kiyoshi Mitarai , the fictional ditective from Soji Shimada's novels and Kiyoshi Miyaji , the character from Kuroko's Basketball.