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All over the world, マリコ (Mariko , マリコ ) is quite a common unisex given name. The forename マリコ is habitual in Mali, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Georgia, where it is quite a rare girly name, and Japan. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Japan, the United States, and Mali. More prevalently, マリコ is the last name as well as the forename.
マリコ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mariko Yashida , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, The Wolverine; Mariko Kurama , the fictional character in Elfen Lied, manga by Lynn Okamoto and Mariko Konjo , the Fictional character in Ranma ½.