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Globally, Franke (فرانك , Franke , 弗兰克 ) is quite a rare predominantly masculine, but very seldom girly given name. The first name Franke is habitual in Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare male name, Iraq, and Sudan. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Saudi Arabia, the United States, and Iraq. Also, Franke is the last name as well as the forename.
Franke is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Frank Underwood , the fictional character from House of Cards; Frank Pembleton , the fictional homicide detective, Law & Order; Frank Longbottom , character in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Columbo , the fictitious character in eponymous American TV detective crime drama series, Columbo and Gray Fox , the fictional character in the Metal Gear series, and in many other works.