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All over the world, マオ (Mao , マオ , Maow ) is a common gender-neutral given name. The given name マオ is habitual in Mongolia, where it is quite a common feminine name, Djibouti, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Equatorial Guinea, where it is quite a rare male name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Mongolia, China, and Cameroon. More prevalently, マオ is the last name as well as the forename.
マオ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mao Tse-tung , the operatic character in the opera Nixon in China by John Adams; Mao Zedong , the puppet from Québec, Le requin blanc se multiplie; Mao , the character in Darker than Black and Mao Chou , the Beyblade character.