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Globally, Jara (ハラ , Jara , 哈拉 , along with others...) is a common mostly feminine, but uncommonly boy's given name. The first name Jara is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare feminine name, Paraguay, and Czechia, where it is quite a rare dominantly male, but infrequently girly name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Ethiopia, and Bangladesh. Likewise, Jara is the last name as well as the forename.
Jara is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Yara , the fictional character from the video game The Last of Us Part II; Asha Greyjoy , the character in A Song of Ice and Fire, Game of Thrones and Yara , the fictional character, The Tower of the Elephant.