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Globally, Māyā (Maya , มายา , มารยา ) is a prevalent principally girly, but scarcely male first name. The given name Māyā is characteristic of Lebanon, where it is a common girly name, India, where it is a common primarily female, but very infrequently boy's name, and Syria (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in India, Indonesia, and Algeria. Much less frequently, Māyā is the last name as well as the forename.
Māyā is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Maya Hansen , the fictional character from 2013 film 'Iron Man 3'; Maya Torres , the fictional character from the 2013 video game State of Decay; Maya Fey , the fictional spirit medium and legal assistant from the Ace Attorney series, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3; Echo , the fictional character in Marvel Comics and Maya Matsumoto , the Working!!'s character, and in many other works.