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Around the globe, Arest (Ares , Arest , Арест ) is quite a common largely male, but infrequently female first name. The first name Arest is characteristic of Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare male name, and Albania. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, India, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Likewise, Arest is the last name as well as the forename.
Arest is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ares , the Greek god of war, Hades; Ares , the fictional supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, Wonder Woman; Ares , the character on the television shows Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Young Hercules; Ares , character in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Ares , the fictional character from Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, among other works.