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Throughout the world, Hsing (星 , 邢 , Hsing ) is a widespread gender-neutral forename. The given name Hsing is characteristic of China, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Taiwan, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Kazakhstan, where it is a rare principally male, but scarcely female name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in China, Taiwan, and the United States. Likewise, Hsing is the last name as well as the forename.
Hsing is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hoshi Sato , the fictional character from Star Trek: Enterprise; Banshee , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Uncanny X-Men; Kenneth Carson , the fictional character based on and portrayed by the Barbie fashion doll lines and associated media franchise from the American toy-company Mattel, Inc., Toy Story 3; Sean Hawk , character in Star Trek: First Contact and Sean Johnson , the deuteragonist of the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and in many other works.