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Around the globe, Oktav (Oktav , Octavus , Октав ) is a rare largely boy's, but seldom female first name. The forename Oktav is characteristic of Indonesia, where it is a rare epicene name, Turkey, where it is a very rare masculine name, and Russia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, the United States, and Russia. More frequently, Oktav is the last name as well as the forename.
Oktav is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Octave de Camps , the Honoré de Balzac character, La Comédie humaine and Octave de Bauvan , the Honoré de Balzac character, La Comédie humaine.