Across the world, Phata (Phata 
, ภาตา , พาต้า) is quite a common gender-neutral forename. The first name Phata is characteristic of India, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare feminine name, and South Africa, where it is a very rare male name. Much less frequently, Phata is the last name as well as the forename.
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