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Across the world, 熊 (Hung , 熊 , 웅 , along with others...) is a widespread principally male, but very seldom feminine given name. The forename 熊 is characteristic of Hong Kong, where it is a common epicene name, Vietnam, where it is quite a common male name, and Macao, where it is quite a common epicene name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Vietnam, China, and the United States. More prevalently, 熊 is the last name as well as the forename.
熊 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Yang Xiong , the fictional character in Water Margin; Hua Rong , the fictional character in the Water Margin; Jin Rong , the Dream of the Red Chamber character and Tan Xiong , the fictional character in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.