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Around the globe, 千明 (Qianming , Chiaki , 千明 ) is quite a rare unisex first name. The first name 千明 is characteristic of Japan, where it is quite a rare primarily feminine, but very seldom masculine name, Hong Kong, where it is a rare female name, and Australia, where it is a very rare girly name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Japan, China, and the United States. Very seldom, 千明 is the last name as well as the forename.
千明 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Chiaki Mamiya , the fictional character from The Girl Who Leapt Through Time; Chiaki Ōgaki , the fictional character from Laid-Back Camp; Chiaki Kanda , the fictional character from Atsumare! Fushigi Kenkyū-bu; Chiaki Nanami , the fictional character from Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and Chiaki Sakashita , the The Fruit of Grisaia's character.