Around the globe, ポール (Paul 
, Paule , Pol , along with others...) is a prevalent predominantly male, but very infrequently girly first name. The forename ポール is characteristic of France, where it is a common predominantly male, but scarcely feminine name, Ireland, where it is a common masculine name, and the United Kingdom (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the United States, France, and Nigeria. Likewise, ポール is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Pole, Paule, Paul, Pol, Poul, Paull | Nigeria, United Kingdom, France, United States, India |
| Pål | Canada, United Kingdom, France, United States, Australia |
| Pohl | Nigeria, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, India |
| Paal | Germany, United Kingdom, United States, India, Australia |
| Poll | Nigeria, United Kingdom, United States, Bangladesh, India |
| ポール | Japan |
| Poele | Germany, France, United States, South Africa, India |
Boghos, Notis, Paavo, Pablo, Pal, Pall, Panagiotaros, Panagiotes, Panagiotis, Panagis, Panajot, Panayiotis, Panayot, Panicos, Panikos, Panos, Paol, Paolo, Pau, Pauli, Paulino, Paulo, Paulos, Pauls, Paulus, Paulí, Pavel, Pavle, Pavlo, Pavlos, Pavol, Pawel, Paweł, Pawieł, Pawlo, Pawło, Paúl, Poghos, Pols, Pool, Poolu, Poor, Pooru, Povilas, Povl, Pál, Páll, Takis, Totis, Tótis,
ポール is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Paul Atreides , the fictional character from Dune; Paul Bunyan , the fictional character; Paul Stamets , the fictional character from Star Trek multiverse, Star Trek: Discovery; Georg Paul Thomann and Chop Top , the character in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, and in many other works.
| ポール・ブルーム American intelligence officer and translator, JP (b. 1898) |
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| ポール牧 Japanese owarai tarento (1941-2005), JP (b. 1941) |
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| ポール岡田 JP (b. 1947) |
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| タビナス・ポール・ビスマルク Filipino association football player, JP |
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