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All over the world, Kariya (Kariya
, カリヤ
, Кария
) is a common largely boy's, but uncommonly feminine forename. The first name Kariya is characteristic of India, where it is quite a rare largely masculine, but uncommonly girly name, Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare principally female, but scarcely male name, and Sri Lanka, where it is a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in India, Indonesia, and Nigeria. Likewise, Kariya is the last name as well as the forename.
Kariya is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kariya Sensei , the fictional character appearing in the movie « Kamataki ».