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Throughout the world, 约西亚 (Josiah , 约西亚) is a common dominantly boy's, but seldom feminine first name. The first name 约西亚 is habitual in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is quite a common boy's name, Nigeria, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, and South Africa, where it is quite a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Nigeria, the United States, and South Africa. Also, 约西亚 is the last name as well as the forename.
约西亚 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Josiah , the King of Judah, Sirach; Josiah Bartlet , the character in The West Wing; Josiah S. Carberry , the fictional professor, used in jokes; Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin , the lead character in The Sunless City by J. E. Preston Muddock and namesake of Q666831 and Josiah X , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, among other works.