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Throughout the world, Kåre (Kåre , Kaare , Kári ) is quite a rare principally male, but very seldom girly forename. The forename Kåre is habitual in Northern Europe, particularly Norway, where it is quite a common masculine name, Iceland, where it is quite a rare male name, and Denmark. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Northern Europe, particularly Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. Likewise, Kåre is the last name as well as the forename.
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