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All around the world, Pele (Pele
, 贝利
, بيلي
, along with others...) is quite a common dominantly masculine, but uncommonly girly given name. The first name Pele is habitual in Namibia, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Cameroon, where it is a rare masculine name, and Israel, where it is a rare epicene name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Nigeria, China, and India. Likewise, Pele is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Pele | France, Nigeria, Indonesia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Romania |
| 贝利 | China |
| بيلي | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Algeria |
| ペレ | Japan |
| Пеле | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| بيليه | Egypt, Sudan |
Pele is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Captain Marvel , the fictional DC character, Batman: The Brave and the Bold; Ryan Howard , the fictional character in The Office; Billy Bones , the character from Stevenson's Treasure Island; William Coen , the Resident Evil fictional character, Resident Evil Zero and Billy Cranston , the fictional character in Power Rangers, and in many other works.