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Around the globe, Arika (Arika , アリカ , اريكا ) is a common gender-neutral forename. The first name Arika is habitual in Indonesia, where it is quite a rare mostly feminine, but seldom male name, India, where it is a rare epicene name, and Ethiopia, where it is a rare feminine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in India, Indonesia, and the United States. Likewise, Arika is the last name as well as the forename.
Arika is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Arika Yumemiya , character in My-Otome.