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Across the world, 未来 (未来 , Miku , Mirai ) is quite a common unisex forename. The forename 未来 is habitual in Albania, where it is a rare masculine name, Japan, where it is a rare female name, and Hong Kong. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in India, China, and Japan. Much less frequently, 未来 is the last name as well as the forename.
未来 is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mirai Akari , the Japanese virtual YouTuber, Virtual-san Looking; Mirai Suenaga , the fictional character and mascot for a blog and two tourist agencies, Culture Japan; Miku Nakano , the fictional character from The Quintessential Quintuplets; Mirai Yashima , the fictional character from Mobile Suit Gundam and Miku Izayoi , the fictional character from Date A Live, and in many other works.