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Globally, Andō (Ando , Андо , 安東 ) is a common primarily masculine, but very infrequently feminine given name. The first name Andō is habitual in Madagascar, where it is quite a common masculine name, Estonia, where it is quite a rare male name, and Armenia. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Madagascar, Indonesia, and India. Also, Andō is the last name as well as the forename.
Andō is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Antón Castillo , the fictional character from the 2021 video game Far Cry 6; Anton Arcane , the comic book supervillain, Swamp Thing; Ando Masahashi , the fictional character, Heroes; Fadeaway Man , the supervillain in the DC Comics universe and Anton Vanko , the fictional character from 2010 film 'Iron Man 2', and in many other works.