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Worldwide, 麹 (Koji , 국 , Qū ) is a common epicene first name. The given name 麹 is characteristic of Japan, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Nigeria, where it is a rare largely masculine, but seldom girly name, and Hong Kong, where it is a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Japan, India, and Nigeria. Likewise, 麹 is the last name as well as the forename.
麹 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Koji Segawa , the fictional character of Kamen Rider J; Kohji Haneda , the fictional character from Detective Conan; Koji Kabuto , the fictional character, Mazinger Z; Koji Makaino , character in Bakuman and Koji Hiraiwa , the character from Kuroko's Basketball, among other works.