In the world, Ashoka (Ashoka 
, अशोक , اشوكا) is a common unisex given name. The forename Ashoka is characteristic of Sri Lanka, where it is quite a rare largely masculine, but seldom feminine name, India, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Qatar, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Southern Asia, particularly India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Much less frequently, Ashoka is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Ashoka | Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar |
| अशोक | India |
Ashoka is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ashoka , the Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat character.
| ashoka wadigamangawa Sri Lankan politician (1952-2020), LK (b. 1952) |
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| ashoka prasad Indian psychiatrist, IN (b. 1955) |
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| ashoka dharmapriya polpitiya D.Sc. Washington University in St. Louis 2004 |
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| ashoka priyantha Sri Lankan politician, LK |
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| ashoka siahaan Indonesian political candidate, ID |
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| ashoka g samuelson researcher |
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