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Throughout the world, Maica (マリア , Maica , الأم ) is quite a common principally female, but very seldom boy's given name. The given name Maica is habitual in Libya, where it is quite a rare female name, Iraq, where it is quite a rare dominantly feminine, but infrequently masculine name, and Philippines, where it is quite a rare female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Philippines, Japan, and Iraq. Also, Maica is the last name as well as the forename.
Maica is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Marie-Josephte Corriveau , the murderer and well-known figure in Québécois folklore, The Golden Dog; Lisa Simpson , the fictional character from The Simpsons franchise; Bella Swan , the character and the protagonist of the Twilight series; Salome , the follower of Jesus and Maria Matzerath , the fictional character from The Tin Drum by Günter Grass, and in many other works.