Worldwide, 山根 (Ayano 
, Yamane 
, 山根 ) is a common epicene forename. The given name 山根 is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a common unisex name, Japan, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Nigeria, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. Much less frequently, 山根 is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Ayano | Brazil, United States, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Japan |
| Yamane | Brazil, United States, Ethiopia, Japan, China |
| 山根 | China |
山根 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ayano Aishi , the protagonist of the video game Yandere Simulator; Ayano Sugiura , the fictional character from YuruYuri; Ayano Sadatō , the fictional character from Ryūō no Oshigoto! and Ayano Toki , the fictional character from Laid-Back Camp.
| 山根銀二 Japanese music critic (1906-1982), JP (b. 1906) |
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山根ミチル Japanese game composer, JP (b. 1963) |
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| 山根敏子 Japanese diplomat, JP (b. 1921) |
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| 山根和郎 Japanese translator, JP (b. 1936) |
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| 山根 卓二 JP (b. 1928) |
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| 山根 祥利 Japanese lawyer, JP (b. 1944) |
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| 山根正気 Japanese entomologist, JP (b. 1948) |
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| 山根 和夫 Japanese baseball player, JP (b. 1955) |
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| 山根 義紘 JP (b. 1945) |
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| 山根謙二 Japanese basketball player, JP (b. 1967) |
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| 山根良顕 JP (b. 1976) |
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| 山根希美 Japanese voice actress, JP (b. 1988) |
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| 山根万理奈 Japanese singer-songwriter, JP (b. 1989) |
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| 山根綺 Japanese voice actress, JP (b. 1997) |
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