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Worldwide, Manea (Mani
, Manea
, Маня
) is a widespread gender-neutral first name. The forename Manea is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Oman, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very infrequently feminine name, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait, where it is quite a common mostly boy's, but seldom feminine name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in India, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia. Much less frequently, Manea is the last name as well as the forename.
Manea is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Maria Mironova , the character in "The Captain's Daughter" by Pushkin; Masha , the character in the play "The Seagull"; Mani , the fictional character from One Piece; Maria Dmitrievna Akhrosimova , the operatic character in the opera Krieg und Frieden, War and Peace and Mariya Darry , the character in A Song of Ice and Fire, among other works.