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All over the world, Panas (Panas , พนัส , Панас ) is quite a rare predominantly male, but very infrequently female first name. The forename Panas is characteristic of Ukraine, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Thailand, where it is quite a rare primarily male, but very infrequently feminine name, and Belarus, where it is a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Thailand, Ukraine, and India. Also, Panas is the last name as well as the forename.
Panas is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Panas (Панас) , the operatic character in the opera Pantöffelchen, Cherevichki; Panas , the operatic character in the opera Christmas Eve by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov; a crony of Chub; Afanassi Iwanowitsch , the operatic character in the opera Der Jahrmarkt von Sorotschinzy, The Fair at Sorochyntsi; Afanassi Iwanowitsch Totzki , the operatic character in the opera Der Idiot (Weinberg), The Idiot and Afanassi Iwanowitsch Barabaschkin , the operatic character in the opera Moskau, Tscherjomuschki, Moscow, Cheryomushki.