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Around the world, 匠 (Takumi , 匠 ) is quite a rare boy's given name. The first name 匠 is characteristic of Japan, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Hong Kong, where it is a rare male name, and Belgium. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Japan, China, and Indonesia. Likewise, 匠 is the last name as well as the forename.
匠 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Takumi Fujiwara , the protagonist of Initial D; Takumi Kijima , the Ao-chan Can't Study!'s character and Takumi Tokiha .