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Globally, Aloka (Aloka
) is a widespread primarily female, but scarcely male given name. The forename Aloka is habitual in Southern Asia, particularly India, where it is quite a common predominantly girly, but very infrequently masculine name, Sri Lanka, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Bangladesh, where it is a rare feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in India, Sri Lanka, and Nigeria. Much less frequently, Aloka is the last name as well as the forename.
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