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All over the world, Kashima (カシマ , Kashima , Касима ) is quite a rare largely female, but seldom masculine forename. The first name Kashima is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is a rare girly name, Kyrgyzstan, and India, where it is a very rare principally female, but scarcely masculine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in India, Nigeria, and Kazakhstan. Much less frequently, Kashima is the last name as well as the forename.
Kashima is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .