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In all the world, 제 (齐 , 济 , Zé , and others...) is a common unisex first name. The forename 제 is habitual in Portugal, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but very seldom feminine name, China, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Angola, where it is quite a rare male name. More prevalently, 제 is the last name as well as the forename.
제 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Zé Gotinha , the mascot for the Brazilian polio vaccination campaign; Zé Povinho , the Portuguese everyman character; Zé Galo ; Zé do Caixão , the fictional character and Zé Bonitinho , character in Noites Cariocas.