Around the globe, 正之 (Masayuki 
, 正之 ) is quite a rare mostly masculine, but infrequently female first name. The given name 正之 is characteristic of Japan, where it is quite a rare unisex name, China, where it is a rare primarily masculine, but scarcely girly name, and Chile, where it is a very rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Japan, China, and the United States. Likewise, 正之 is the last name as well as the forename.
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保科正之 daimyo of the early Edo period; 1st lord of Aizu, JP (b. 1611) |
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| 阿倍正之 JP (b. 1584) |
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堤正之 Japanese military personnel, JP (b. 1903) |
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| 河村正之 Medical researcher in leprosy (1878-1933), JP (b. 1878) |
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| 谷正之 Japanese politician and diplomat, JP (b. 1889) |
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松原正之 Olympic medalist in wrestling, JP (b. 1939) |
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久高正之 Japanese karateka, JP (b. 1940) |
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松本正之 Japanese businessman, JP (b. 1944) |
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山本正之 Japanese singer-songwriter, seiyū and composer, JP (b. 1951) |
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| 福林 正之 JP (b. 1901) |
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| 勝田 正之 Japanese businessperson (1912-1991), JP (b. 1912) |
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| 橋本正之 Japanese politician, JP (b. 1912) |
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| 佐藤正之 Japanese film producer, JP (b. 1918) |
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宮澤正之 Japanese illustrator, ichthyologist, JP (b. 1975) |
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| 三木正之 Japanese philosopher, JP (b. 1926) |
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