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Across the world, 飯 (Fan , 飯 ) is a common gender-neutral forename. The first name 飯 is habitual in Macao, where it is quite a common epicene name, Hong Kong, and Singapore, where it is quite a rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in China, Indonesia, and Hong Kong. More prevalently, 飯 is the last name as well as the forename.
飯 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Fan Se-Yeng , the fictional character, The Adventures of Tintin; Fan , the character from 2009 film 'Dadnapped'; Fan Lihua , the fictional character from literature and operas about Sui-Tang period; Fan Kid , the character from 2009 film 'Dadnapped' and Fan Guy , the character from 2009 film 'Dadnapped'.