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Around the globe, Fu (Fu , 傅 , فو , along with others...) is a common gender-neutral forename. The first name Fu is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Macao, where it is quite a common unisex name, Mongolia, where it is quite a common mostly masculine, but uncommonly girly name, and Hong Kong, where it is quite a common unisex name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in India, China, and Indonesia. Much more frequently, Fu is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Fu | Malaysia, China, Japan, Hong Kong, India |
傅 | China |
فو | Egypt, Syria, Sudan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
フー | Japan |
Фу | Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia |
פו | Israel |
Fu is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Fu Manchu , the supervillain in a series of novels by the English author Sax Rohmer during the first half of the 20th century, based off ethnic stereotypes, Anno Dracula; Zhu Fu , the Water Margin character; Fu Niu Lele , the official mascot of the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing; Fu Xing , the Taoist deity, Journey to the West and Fu Sheng , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character, among other works.