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Globally, Congo (Congo , Conga , كونغو ) is a rare dominantly masculine, but infrequently girly first name. The first name Congo is habitual in the Dominican Republic, where it is a rare masculine name, South Africa, where it is a rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently female name, and Nigeria, where it is a rare dominantly masculine, but seldom girly name. More frequently, Congo is the last name as well as the forename.
Congo is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Congo , the operatic character in the opera The Emperor Jones.